Chapter 7 - Revenue and Collection Cycle Flashcards
4 basic activities of the revenue and collection cycle
- receive and process customer order
- deliver
- bill
- receive payment
what sparks the recording or revenue and AR?
invoice
3 steps of using the audit risk model
- set audit risk at the desired level
- assess RMM
- set detection risk at the significant account and assertion level based on the level of audit risk and RMM
when using the audit risk model, we set the detection risk at the significant account and assertion based on..
the level of audit risk and RMM
AS 2110 indicates…
The auditor should presume that there is a fraud risk involving improper revenue recognition
3 inherent risks
- improper revenue recognition
- returns and allowances
- collectability of receivable
3 types of improper revenue recognition risks
- cutoff
- bill and hold
- channel stuffing
bill and hold refers to…
recognizing revenue before delivery
channel stuffing refers to..
sending more product than the client ordered to inflate sales
sales are typically recorded…
net
relevant assertions of revenue
occurrence, completness, cutoff
relevant assertions of accounts receivable
existence, completeness, valuation
net sales = what assertion?
occurance
net AR = what assertion?
valuation
revenue is recognized when..
good and service are transferred to customers for the amount the company expects to be entitled
revenue is a ____ process
top-down
auditors want to ensure revenue is only recorded…
once
sec guidance on revenue recognition says what?
pervasive evidence that the revenue exists, delivery, sales price is fixed and determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured
5 key revenue and collection cycle key procedures
- separation of duties
- authorization of transactions
- access to assets
- adequate documentations
- undefended check on performance
4 components of authorization of transactions
- write offs
- EDI transactions
- credit checks for approval of sale
- pricing
adequate documents and records includes…
prenumbered sales order, shipping documents, and sales involves, remittance advice
2 components of independent checks on performance
- AR subsidiary ledger to general ledger
- monthly statement to the customer
main goal of auditor is to…
have enough support to conclude whether the controls activities are operating effectively
we perform tests of controls because..
we must gain sufficient evidence to conclude if control activity is operating effectively
5 test of controls
- client inquiry
- inspections of docs
- walk thoughts
- re performance
- observation
if controls are not in place or the organization is not performing control effectively, we…
use substantive procedures
substantive procedures are determined to see..
if control fails, produce MM in financial statements
for cash and its occurance assertion, what test of IC do we use?
vouching of sales
for cash and its cutoff assertion, what test of IC do we do?
trace shipping
vouching starts where and ends where?
sales invoice, shipping docs
tracing starts where and ends where?
shipping docs, sales invoice
for the collection cycle, we vouch…
sample of invoices to shipping documents