Questions from Auditing and Assurance


Q: In the audit of an automobile agency, you find that installment

In the audit of an automobile agency, you find that installment notes received from the purchasers of automobiles are promptly discounted with a bank. Would you consider it necessary to confirm these...

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Q: Your review of notes receivable from officers, directors, stockholders,

Your review of notes receivable from officers, directors, stockholders, and affiliated companies discloses that several notes of small amounts were written off to the allowance for uncollectible notes...

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Q: What auditing procedures, if any, are necessary for notes receivable

What auditing procedures, if any, are necessary for notes receivable but not required for accounts receivable?

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Q: The confirmation of accounts receivable is an important auditing procedure. Should

The confirmation of accounts receivable is an important auditing procedure. Should the formal request for confirmation be made by the client or by the auditors? Should the return envelope be addressed...

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Q: State briefly the audit objectives that are addressed by the following audit

State briefly the audit objectives that are addressed by the following audit procedure: “Confirm accounts receivable and notes receivable by direct communication with debtors.”

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Q: Explain the meaning of sampling without replacement and sampling with replacement.

Explain the meaning of sampling without replacement and sampling with replacement.

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Q: In selecting accounts receivable for confirmation, the auditors discover that the

In selecting accounts receivable for confirmation, the auditors discover that the client company’s records show the addresses of many individual customers to be post office boxes. What should be the a...

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Q: Several accounts receivable confirmations have been returned with the notation, “

Several accounts receivable confirmations have been returned with the notation, “Verification of vendors’ statements are no longer possible because of our data processing system.” What alternative aud...

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Q: What alternative auditing procedures may be undertaken in connection with the confirmation

What alternative auditing procedures may be undertaken in connection with the confirmation of accounts receivable where customers having substantial balances fail to reply after second request forms h...

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Q: A CPA firm wishes to test the client’s sales cutoff at June

A CPA firm wishes to test the client’s sales cutoff at June 30, 20X0. Describe the steps that the auditors should include in this test.

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