Substantive Procedures Rote 3 Flashcards
Sale of defective goods (review correspondence company details claim obligations past occurred)
Review correspondence with company and establish details of claim to assess whether present obligation of past event has occurred
Sale of defective goods (review correspondence company liability defect)
Review correspondence with company top asssess whether they accept liability for the defect
Sale of defective goods (discuss management customers problems likelihood)
Discuss with management to whether other customers have experienced problems and likelihood of future claims
Sale of defective goods (review minutes claim directors successful)
Review board minutes to establish whether directors believe either claim successful or not
Sale of defective goods (review post bank ledger payments made)
Review post-year end bank ledger account whether payments have been made customer
Sale of defective goods (obtain written lawsuit successful provision receivable required)
Obtain written representation confirming with management’s views is likely successful and hence a provision for receivable is required
Sale of defective goods (review disclosures IAS 37)
Review the adequacy of disclosures to ensure they are in accordance with IAS 37
Potential breach of regulations (review correspondence authority complaint breach occurred)
Review correspondence with transport authority to establish details of compliance and number of times breach occurred
Potential breach of regulations (Enquire directors disclosure accept breaches)
Enquire with directors why they are unwilling to make disclosure and whether they accept breaches took place
Potential breach of regulations (Review driving hours compare regulations breaches)
Review policies and procedures to record driving hours and compare regulations to determine likelihood breaches have occurred
Potential breach of regulations (Review board management likelihood authority)
Review board minutes to determine management’s view of the likelihood of payment from the authority
Potential breach of regulations (Obtain representation directors breaches)
Obtain written representation to effect directors not aware of breaches of regulations which would require a provision or disclosure in FSs
Potential breach of regulations (Inspect post-year account statements fines)
Inspect post-year-end bank ledger account and bank statements to identify whether fines have been paid
Potential breach of regulations (Review correspondence lawyers likelihood breach fines payable)
Review correspondence with legal advisers, contact lawyers to establish assessment of likelihood of breach being proven and fines payable
Going concern (obtain forecast cash in outflows company cash)
Obtain company’s cash flow forecast and review the cash in and outflows to determine if company will have enough cash
Going concern (calculate sensitivity cash flows understand margin)
Calculate sensitivity analysis on cash flows to understand margin of safety the company has
Going concern (review management’s plans actions feasibility)
Review management’s plans for future actions and consider the feasibility of these plans
Going concern (review post year-end sales levels trade increase)
Review company’s post-year end sales to assess whether levels of trade are likely to increase
Going concern (review agreements bank determine covenants breached)
Review any agreements to bank to determine whether any covenants have been breached
Going concern (enquire lawyers litigation)
Enquire with lawyers the existence of litigation
Going concern (Review post-year end suppliers legal action)
Review post-year-end correspondence with suppliers to identify if any have threatened legal action
Going concern (Consider going cocnern appropriate preparation FSs)
Consider whether going concern basis is appropriate for preparation of FS
Going concern (Review post-year board issues identify financial company)
Review post-year-end board minutes to identify other issues that might indicate further financial difficulties for the company
Going concern (Obtain representation directors going)
Obtain written representation that directors view of COMPANY is a going concern
Going concern (Perform subsequent events risk concern not appropriate)
Perform audit tests in relation to subsequent events to identify any items which indicate risk of going concern not being appropriate
Research and development (obtain schedule closing general ledger)
Obtain schedule of intangible assets, agree closing balance to the general ledger
Research and development (discuss rationale director useful life)
Discuss rational and reasonableness with director for the useful life
Research and development (discuss management stage development capitalised expensed)
Discuss with management stage of development for project and whether it is capitalised or expensed
Research and development (expensed costs invoices documentation inclusion SPL)
For research expenses, agree costs to invoices and supporting documentation to inclusion in SPL
Research and development (capitalised development costs invoices)
For capitalised development, agree costs incurred to invoices
Research and development (confirm feasibility discussion managers)
Confirm feasibility of project by discussion with managers
Research and development (review market sell products probable economic benefits)
Review market research reports to confirm company has ability to sell product once complete and probable economic benefits arise
Research and development (review disclosure intangible verify IAS)
Review disclosure for intangible assets in draft FSs to verify accordance with IAs 38
Bank balances (Obtain bank confirmation bankers accounts)
Obtain bank confirmation letter from company’s bankers for all its accounts
Bank balances (Agree accounts bank confirmation reconciliations trial balance)
Agree all accounts listed on bank confirmation letter to company’s rec on general ledger for completeness
Bank balances (Obtain rec additions arithmetical accuracy)
Obtain bank reconciliation and cast to check the additions to ensure arithmetical accuracy
Bank balances (Agree balance account year-end)
Agree rec’s balance per bank ledger account to year-end bank ledger account
Bank balances (Examine unpresented cheques need written back)
Examine old unpresented cheques to assess whether need to be written back
Bank balances (review ledger unusual large dressing)
Review the bank ledger and bank statements for unusual items or large transfers, this could be evidence of window dressing
Bank balances (unpresented cheques pre-year ledger statement management amounts)
Trace unpresented cheques through pre-year-end ledger and post-year-end bank statement. Obtain management explanations for unusual amounts
Bank balances (review reconciling rec documentation)
Review rec items on year-end bank rec and agree supporting documentation
Bank balances (review FS disclosure balances classified assets liabilities)
Review FSs ensure disclosure of bank balances is accurate and classified appropriately between current assets and current liabilities
Bank balances (trace lodgements pre post paying book)
Trace outstanding lodgments to pre-year-end bank ledger, post-year-end bank statement and pre-year-end paying-in book
Research and development (discuss details project capitalised expensed)
DIscuss with management details of each project along with stage of development and whether it’s been capitalised or expensed
Director’s bonuses (Obtain schedule paid schedule amount FSs)
Obtain schedule of director’s bonus paid and cast schedule to ensure agrees to amount in FS