CPA Auditing and Attestation (AUD) : Expenditure Cycle
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Example Question #2 : Cash Cycle, Revenue Cycle, And Expenditure Cycle
Proper segregation of duties requires that
The receiving clerk signs the purchase order
Bank reconciliations are not done by those in charge of disbursements
The purchasing agent does not prepare purchase orders
Purchase requests are generated by the purchasing agent
Bank reconciliations are not done by those in charge of disbursements
Proper segregation of duties requires that bank reconciliations are prepared by those employees not associated with disbursing funds.
Example Question #1 : Expenditure Cycle
Physical control over those in charge of disbursement would be:
Bank reconciliations are performed timely
Proper authorization by a supervisor
Proper review of timecards are established
Employees in charge of cash disbursements are bonded
Employees in charge of cash disbursements are bonded
Physical control is not associated with procedures. The use methods to protect assets such as physical barriers and mitigating activities such as insurance. The other examples are procedural internal control methods.
Example Question #2 : Expenditure Cycle
At the end of each month, the senior accountant compares a vendor statement to the accounts payable. This is an example of a
Physical control
Authorization
segregation of duty
review procedure
review procedure
Comparing independent documents with company records is a form of the review procedure. It doesn’t require authorization or physical control.
Example Question #4 : Cash Cycle, Revenue Cycle, And Expenditure Cycle
In auditing A/P, an auditor's procedures most likely would focus primarily on management's assertion of:
Understandability and classification
Existence
Completeness
Valuation and allocation
Completeness
When testing liabilities, an auditor generally is concerned about understatement. Therefore, in auditing A/P, an auditor's procedures most likely would focus primarily on management's assertion of completeness.
Example Question #3 : Expenditure Cycle
The authority to accept incoming goods in receiving should be based on a(n):
Approved purchase order
Materials requisition
Vendor invoice
Bill of lading
Approved purchase order
The authority to accept incoming goods in receiving should be based upon an approved purchase order.
Example Question #1 : Expenditure Cycle
Of the following, which is not a purchase transaction that should be segregated in the expenditure cycle?
Purchase requisition
Receipts of goods or services
Cash receipts
Purchase orders
Cash receipts
Cash receipts would be involved in the revenue cycle so it could not be included in the expenditure cycle.
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