Practice Flashcards
While computing current ratio, loan payments will be given, what will you do?
Consider the current years loan payment in current liabilities and ignore the previous year one
Reconciliations for payables and purchases response
1.Reconcile to verify any differences
2. Increased substantive procedures
Can analytical procedures detect MM in the FS figures?
No.
Only helps in identifying areas with potential risk and obtaining an understanding of the client.
Best sources of info about company?
- Client’s system’s procedure manuals
- Internal audit system’s notes
- Inquiries made of client’s staff
Factors indicating increased audit risk?
- Dominant CEO
- Poor internal controls
- Unusual transactions
Qualitative inherent risk factors?
- Subjectivity
- Complexity
- Uncertainty
Primarily to report to whom regarding fraud?
TCWG
Internal audit’s responsibility regarding fraud/error?
- Evaluating the effectiveness of IC
- Evaluating errors that could indicate fraud
What can incentivize to conduct fraud?
High expectations of investors.
What is the process of comparing two items/balances?
Verification
Inherent limitations of internal control
- Management override
- Collusion of two or more people
- Human Error
Do we conduct audit procedures for immaterial items?
No.
Controls for IT operations
- Backup and recovering
- Job scheduling
Controls for managing program changes
Data conversion
Controls for access control
Deprovisioning