revenue/receipts-sales Flashcards
revenue receipts cycle
customer’s order form (purchase order) external document
shipping docs for outbound/inbounds shipments and bill of lading (when a third party does the delivery for you)
sales invoice (billing)
customer remittance advice-to match the customer payment with the appropriate account
revenue sales cycle in order
sales order received
shipping docs
sales invoice-billing
record sales transaction in sales journal
post the months sales to the general ledger
segregation of duties applicable at the
employee level and
department level within the entity
segregation of duties in the revenue receipts cycle
authorization
accounting
access
controls
Controls (Physical controls)-computer passwords
custody of cash receipts and record keeping should be kept separate
review performance review
monthly statement should be sent to all customers
related documents should be compared-sales invoice, sales order, shipping docs, customer purchase order
someone should verify cutoff. that transactions were recorded in the proper period
edp/it information processing
focus on the entity’s records
all of the key docs should be renumbered and the numerical sequence should be properly accounted for
aged trial balance should be reconciled to the general ledger control account periodically