Businesses often have litigation against them that the auditor has to identify and adequately disclose. List...

Businesses often have litigation against them that the auditor has to identify and adequately disclose. List the financial assertions that apply to Contingencies. For each assertion indicate two or three audit procedures that would address that assertion.

Organize you answer as follows:

Financial statement assertion

Audit procedure(s)

Expert Solution

Following are the financial statement assertions and audit procedures to be adopted to address them :-

Financial statement assertion	audit procedure (s)
Existence	inquire management about any litigations is there and their possible outcome or result Obtain confirmation from legal counsel about any litigation
Completeness	check correspondence with the legal department , if any to obtain complete information Vouch legal expenses to ensure complete list of legal liabilities are shown
Rights and obligation	inquire management about rights and obligations of each party Consult from legal counsel regarding rights and obligations of concerned parties
Valuation	examine legal expenses voucher and payment slip Consult legal counsel regarding expected amount of legal liability Review any court ruling in this regard
Presentation & disclosure	inquire management whether all the legal liabilities have been shown Consult legal advisor or examine the relevant law and related disclosures

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