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TOPIC 8: AUDIT OF REVENUE AND RECEIPTS
CYCLE
+ ACCOUNT RECEIVABLES
References: Chapter 14 & 16
AUD390 2014
AUDITING AND ASSURANCE
SERVICES
IN MALAYSIA
LEARNING OUTCOMES
AUD390 2014
 OVERVIEW OF THE ACCOUNTS & CLASSES OF
TRANSACTIONS
 BUSINESS FUNCTIONS & DOCUMENTS
 FINANCIAL REPORT ASSERTIONS
 MAJOR INTERNAL CONTROL AND RELATED AUDIT
PROCEDURES
 SUBSTANTIVE TESTS FOR ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
OVERVIEW OF
REVENUE & RECEIPTS CYCLE
AUD390 2014
 Accounts in the Cycle
 Classes of Transactions
 Business functions
 Documents & records
Accounts In The Cycle
AUD390 2014
 Cash Sales: Cash/Bank Acc vs. Sales Acc
 Credit Sales: Acc Receivable vs. Sales Acc
 Sales Return & Allowance: Sales Return Acc vs. Acc
receivable vs. Cash/Bank Acc
 Charge of for bad debts: Bad Debt Expense Acc vs. Acc
Receivable
Classes of Transactions
AUD390 2014
1. Sales (cash and sales on account)
2. Cash receipts
3. Sales returns & allowances
4. Charge-off of uncollectible accounts
5. Estimate of bad debt expense
AUD390 2014
CLASSES OF
TRANSACTION
S
ACCOUNTS BUSINESS
FUNCTIONS
DOCUMENTS &
RECORDS
1.Sales Sales
Acc Receivable
i. Processing
customer order
ii. Granting
credit
iii. Shipping
goods
iv. Billing
customers &
recording sales
Customer order
Sales order
Customer order
or sales order
Shipping
document
Sales invoice
Sales
transaction file
Sales journal or
listing
Account
receivable
master file
Accounts
receivable trial
balance
AUD390 2014
CLASSES OF
TRANSACTIONS
ACCOUNTS BUSINESS
FUNCTIONS
DOCUMENTS &
RECORDS
2. Cash Receipts Bank
Account
Receivable
v. Processing &
recording cash
receipts
Remittance advice
Prelisting of cash
receipts
Cash receipts
transaction file
Cash receipts
journal or listing
3. Sales returns &
Allowances
Sales Returns &
Allowances
Account
Receivable
vi. Processing &
recording sales
returns &
allowances
Credit memo
Sales returns &
allowances journal
4. Charge-off of
uncollectible
accounts
Account
Receivable
Allowance for
uncollectible
accounts
vii. Charging off
uncollectible
accounts
receivable
Uncollectible
account
authorization form
General journal
5. Bad Debt
Expense
Bad debt expense
Allowance for
viii. Providing for
bad debts
General journal
KEY CONTROL ACTIVITIES
AUD390 2014
1. Adequate separation of duties
2. Proper authorization
3. Adequate documents & records
4. Prenumbered documents
5. Monthly statements
6. Internal verification procedures
Adequate Separation Of Duties
AUD390 2014
 Important to prevent various types of intentional &
unintentional type of misstatements
 General example guidelines:
 Anyone responsible for inputting sales and cash
receipts transaction information into the computer
being denied to access to cash
 To separate credit-granting function from the sales
function because credit checks are intended to
influence sales personnel to optimize volume of sales
even at the expense of high bad debt written off
Proper Authorization
AUD390 2014
 Authorization at three key
points
1. Credit must be properly
authorized before a sale
take places
2. Goods should be shipped
only after proper
authorization
3. Price, including basic
terms, freight, & discount
must be authorized
To prevent the loss of
company assets by
shipping to fictitious
customers or those
who fail to pay for the
goods
To ensure that the sale
is billed at the price
set by company policy
Adequate Documents & Records
AUD390 2014
 General example guidelines:
 Prepare a multicopy prenumbered sales invoice
at the time a customer order is received. Copies
are used for different purpose:
 Approve credit
 Authorize shipment
 Record the number of unit shipped
 Billed customers
Pre-numbered Documents
AUD390 2014
 Use of prenumbering, to prevent:
 the failure to bill or record sales
 The occurrence of duplicate billings and recordings
 E.g.
 A billing clerk filed a copy of all shipping documents in
sequential order after each shipment is billed
 To program the computer to prepare a listing of unused
numbers at month’s end with follow-up by appropriate
personnel
Monthly Statements
AUD390 2014
 It is sending monthly to customer either generated by
computer or by someone who has no direct
relationship in handling cash or preparing sales &
account receivables
 It encourage a response from customers if the
balance is improperly stated
Internal Verification Procedures
AUD390 2014
 Use of computer programs or independent persons for
checking the processing and recording of sales
transactions
 E.g.
 Accounting for the numerical sequence of
prenumbered documents
 Checking the accuracy of document preparation
 Receiving reports for unusual or incorrect items
AUDIT OF
ACCOUNT RECEIVABLES
AUD390 2014
 Using Tests of Details of Balance
1. Recorded Acc Receivables exist
2. Existing Acc Receivables are included
3. Acc Receivables are accurate
4. Acc Receivables are properly classified
5. Cutoff for Acc Receivables is correct
6. Acc Receivables is stated at realizable value
7. The client has rights to Acc Receivable
8. Acc Receivable presentation & disclosure are
proper
Recorded Account Receivables Exist
AUD390 2014
 Determine the existence of A.R. amount through
confirmation with customers
 ISA505 External Confirmation provides guideline to
auditors in using confirmation letter as a method to
obtain audit evidence
 In using confirmation, auditor must decide
Type of confirmation (positive, negative or blank
confirmation)
Timing of the procedures (when to request the
information)
Sample size
Individual items to select
Existing Account
Receivables Are Included
AUD390 2014
 By footing the A.R. trial balance & reconciling the
balance with the control account in the general
ledger
Account Receivables Are Accurate
AUD390 2014
 Tests of the debit & credit to individual customers’
balances are done by examining supporting
documentation for shipments & cash receipts
Account Receivables
Are Properly Classified
AUD390 2014
 Review aged trial balance to ensure A.R. is properly
classifies under current assets
Cutoff For
Account Receivables Is Correct
AUD390 2014
 To verify whether transactions near the end of accounting
period are recorded in the proper period
 Example: checking the intentional or unintentional
inclusion of several large and subsequent period sales in
the current period
Account Receivables
Is Stated At Realizable Value
AUD390 2014
 To evaluate the account allowance for uncollectible
accounts
The Client Has Rights To
Account Receivable
AUD390 2014
 Not the issue since A.R. usually belong to the customer
 Audit procedures involved:
 Review of minutes
 Discussion with the client
 Confirmation with bank
 Examination of debts contract for evidence of AR pledged
as collateral
Account Receivable
Presentation & Disclosure Are Proper
AUD390 2014
 According to generally accepted accounting principles &
presentation and disclosure requirements

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Topic 8 audit of revenue & receipts cycle + acc receivable

  • 1. TOPIC 8: AUDIT OF REVENUE AND RECEIPTS CYCLE + ACCOUNT RECEIVABLES References: Chapter 14 & 16 AUD390 2014 AUDITING AND ASSURANCE SERVICES IN MALAYSIA
  • 2. LEARNING OUTCOMES AUD390 2014  OVERVIEW OF THE ACCOUNTS & CLASSES OF TRANSACTIONS  BUSINESS FUNCTIONS & DOCUMENTS  FINANCIAL REPORT ASSERTIONS  MAJOR INTERNAL CONTROL AND RELATED AUDIT PROCEDURES  SUBSTANTIVE TESTS FOR ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
  • 3. OVERVIEW OF REVENUE & RECEIPTS CYCLE AUD390 2014  Accounts in the Cycle  Classes of Transactions  Business functions  Documents & records
  • 4. Accounts In The Cycle AUD390 2014  Cash Sales: Cash/Bank Acc vs. Sales Acc  Credit Sales: Acc Receivable vs. Sales Acc  Sales Return & Allowance: Sales Return Acc vs. Acc receivable vs. Cash/Bank Acc  Charge of for bad debts: Bad Debt Expense Acc vs. Acc Receivable
  • 5. Classes of Transactions AUD390 2014 1. Sales (cash and sales on account) 2. Cash receipts 3. Sales returns & allowances 4. Charge-off of uncollectible accounts 5. Estimate of bad debt expense
  • 6. AUD390 2014 CLASSES OF TRANSACTION S ACCOUNTS BUSINESS FUNCTIONS DOCUMENTS & RECORDS 1.Sales Sales Acc Receivable i. Processing customer order ii. Granting credit iii. Shipping goods iv. Billing customers & recording sales Customer order Sales order Customer order or sales order Shipping document Sales invoice Sales transaction file Sales journal or listing Account receivable master file Accounts receivable trial balance
  • 7. AUD390 2014 CLASSES OF TRANSACTIONS ACCOUNTS BUSINESS FUNCTIONS DOCUMENTS & RECORDS 2. Cash Receipts Bank Account Receivable v. Processing & recording cash receipts Remittance advice Prelisting of cash receipts Cash receipts transaction file Cash receipts journal or listing 3. Sales returns & Allowances Sales Returns & Allowances Account Receivable vi. Processing & recording sales returns & allowances Credit memo Sales returns & allowances journal 4. Charge-off of uncollectible accounts Account Receivable Allowance for uncollectible accounts vii. Charging off uncollectible accounts receivable Uncollectible account authorization form General journal 5. Bad Debt Expense Bad debt expense Allowance for viii. Providing for bad debts General journal
  • 8. KEY CONTROL ACTIVITIES AUD390 2014 1. Adequate separation of duties 2. Proper authorization 3. Adequate documents & records 4. Prenumbered documents 5. Monthly statements 6. Internal verification procedures
  • 9. Adequate Separation Of Duties AUD390 2014  Important to prevent various types of intentional & unintentional type of misstatements  General example guidelines:  Anyone responsible for inputting sales and cash receipts transaction information into the computer being denied to access to cash  To separate credit-granting function from the sales function because credit checks are intended to influence sales personnel to optimize volume of sales even at the expense of high bad debt written off
  • 10. Proper Authorization AUD390 2014  Authorization at three key points 1. Credit must be properly authorized before a sale take places 2. Goods should be shipped only after proper authorization 3. Price, including basic terms, freight, & discount must be authorized To prevent the loss of company assets by shipping to fictitious customers or those who fail to pay for the goods To ensure that the sale is billed at the price set by company policy
  • 11. Adequate Documents & Records AUD390 2014  General example guidelines:  Prepare a multicopy prenumbered sales invoice at the time a customer order is received. Copies are used for different purpose:  Approve credit  Authorize shipment  Record the number of unit shipped  Billed customers
  • 12. Pre-numbered Documents AUD390 2014  Use of prenumbering, to prevent:  the failure to bill or record sales  The occurrence of duplicate billings and recordings  E.g.  A billing clerk filed a copy of all shipping documents in sequential order after each shipment is billed  To program the computer to prepare a listing of unused numbers at month’s end with follow-up by appropriate personnel
  • 13. Monthly Statements AUD390 2014  It is sending monthly to customer either generated by computer or by someone who has no direct relationship in handling cash or preparing sales & account receivables  It encourage a response from customers if the balance is improperly stated
  • 14. Internal Verification Procedures AUD390 2014  Use of computer programs or independent persons for checking the processing and recording of sales transactions  E.g.  Accounting for the numerical sequence of prenumbered documents  Checking the accuracy of document preparation  Receiving reports for unusual or incorrect items
  • 15. AUDIT OF ACCOUNT RECEIVABLES AUD390 2014  Using Tests of Details of Balance 1. Recorded Acc Receivables exist 2. Existing Acc Receivables are included 3. Acc Receivables are accurate 4. Acc Receivables are properly classified 5. Cutoff for Acc Receivables is correct 6. Acc Receivables is stated at realizable value 7. The client has rights to Acc Receivable 8. Acc Receivable presentation & disclosure are proper
  • 16. Recorded Account Receivables Exist AUD390 2014  Determine the existence of A.R. amount through confirmation with customers  ISA505 External Confirmation provides guideline to auditors in using confirmation letter as a method to obtain audit evidence  In using confirmation, auditor must decide Type of confirmation (positive, negative or blank confirmation) Timing of the procedures (when to request the information) Sample size Individual items to select
  • 17. Existing Account Receivables Are Included AUD390 2014  By footing the A.R. trial balance & reconciling the balance with the control account in the general ledger
  • 18. Account Receivables Are Accurate AUD390 2014  Tests of the debit & credit to individual customers’ balances are done by examining supporting documentation for shipments & cash receipts
  • 19. Account Receivables Are Properly Classified AUD390 2014  Review aged trial balance to ensure A.R. is properly classifies under current assets
  • 20. Cutoff For Account Receivables Is Correct AUD390 2014  To verify whether transactions near the end of accounting period are recorded in the proper period  Example: checking the intentional or unintentional inclusion of several large and subsequent period sales in the current period
  • 21. Account Receivables Is Stated At Realizable Value AUD390 2014  To evaluate the account allowance for uncollectible accounts
  • 22. The Client Has Rights To Account Receivable AUD390 2014  Not the issue since A.R. usually belong to the customer  Audit procedures involved:  Review of minutes  Discussion with the client  Confirmation with bank  Examination of debts contract for evidence of AR pledged as collateral
  • 23. Account Receivable Presentation & Disclosure Are Proper AUD390 2014  According to generally accepted accounting principles & presentation and disclosure requirements