In: Accounting
When there is a high risk that expenses are understated, which of the following assertions is most likely to be affected?
Occurrence. |
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Accuracy. |
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Completeness. |
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Valuation and allocation. |
The completeness assertion would be violated if:
the allowance for doubtful accounts was understated. |
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unbilled shipments had occurred during the period. |
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the balance of accounts payable was overstated. |
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all of the above would violate the completeness assertion. |
ShoeWorld sells a large range of sporting shoe brands from different manufacturers, and a large amount of inventory is on consignment. The key audit risk to be addressed at year-end is:
valuation of inventory. |
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rights and obligations in relation to inventory. |
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existence of inventory. |
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classification of inventory. |
Audit Assertions are the implicit or explicit claims and representations made by the management responsible for the preparation of financial statements regarding the appropriateness of the various elements of financial statements.Audit Assertions are also known as Management Assertions and Financial Statement Assertions.
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OCCURANCE |
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COMPLETENESS |
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CLASSIFICATION AND UNDERSTANDABILITY |
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ACCUARCY AND VALUATION | Transactions, events, balances and other financial matters have been disclosed accurately at their appropriate amounts. |
Assertions assist auditors in considering a wide range of issues that are relevant to the authenticity of financial statements. The consideration of management assertions during the various stages of audit helps to reduce the audit risk.