In: Accounting
Based on the Internal Controls and Transaction-Related Audit Objective follow the procedures below in determining the Control Activity, Existence Test and Error Test in bold. Follow by a brief explanation of why this is suitable for the specific category.
· Determine the Control activity for your assigned control. e.g Separation of Duties. Adequate documents and records, etc
· What test would you run to determine the Existence of the Control. e.g Observation, Inspection, etc.
· What test would you run to determine that there are no errors of the type the control is designed to identify? e.g. Occurrence, Completeness, etc.
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Internal Controls |
Transaction-Related Audit Objective |
Control Activity |
Existence test |
Error Test |
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1. Required use of PO and receiving report with check of completeness |
Recorded acquisitions are for goods and services received (occurrence). |
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2. Proper approval |
Recorded acquisitions are for goods and services received (occurrence). |
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3. Segregation of functions |
Recorded acquisitions are for goods and services received (occurrence). |
| Internal Controls | Transaction-Related Audit Objective | Control Activity | Existence test | Error Test |
| 1. Required use of PO and receiving report with check of completeness | Recorded acquisitions are for goods and services received (occurrence). |
Correctness of PO Here, the auditor has to verify the correct use of POs by comparing the same with receiving report |
Analytical procedures The auditor has to count the totals of transactions and POs and totals of amounts as per both records, totals of quantities as per both records, etc. |
Accuracy The auditor has to check the correctness and accuracy by comparing the PO s and receiving report |
| 2. Proper approval | Recorded acquisitions are for goods and services received (occurrence). |
Adherence with Authority matrix (Obtaining approvals from appropriate authorities) Because proper approvals can be ensured based on verification with Delegation of authority matrix |
Inspection of records and documents The auditor has to inspect the documents to check if the approvals are provided by appropriate authorities |
Completeness The auditor has to verify if the approvals obtained are complete in all respects as per the authority matrix |
| 3. Segregation of functions | Recorded acquisitions are for goods and services received (occurrence). |
Segregation of duties causing conflict of interest Segregation of functions is done to ensure that the activities causing conflict of interest are divided among different people |
Enquiry and confirmations Inspection The auditor has to first inspect the responsibility documents, enquire the management about the organisational hierarchy and confirm if the functions are appropriately segregated |
Existence The auditor has to verify if the segregation of activities exist in the organisation |