In: Accounting
Assume you are the senior accountant on an audit engagement of a fictitious business, Pine Street Company (PSC). Assume the instructor is the engagement partner. You are to prepare an audit program for PSC. The firm manufactures and sells bicycles. The audit program must be in one of the following areas of the business: accounts receivable and revenues; inventories and costs of goods sold; accounts payable; payroll; or property, plant and equipment.
Identify the components/sections of a cash audit program for PSC. Please no cursive.
Audit Programme for Payroll |
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Aspect to be Verified by Auditor |
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Remarks |
Preparatory |
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Understand the HR function prevalent in the enterprise |
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Is there a computerised system for payroll functions |
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Attendance of Employees |
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Obtain payroll register / attendance details |
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How is attendance updated? |
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Is there a biometric system to record time - in and time-out? |
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Are the leave days taken by employees properly taken into account for salary calculations? |
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Computation |
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Obtain salary calculations |
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Are the statutory deductions like Provident fund, medical insurance, other funds properly calculated and deducted? |
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Check the salary computation statements given |
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Payment of Salary |
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Are the salary credits made to employees' bank accounts? |
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Who authorizes salary payments? Is there proper control? |
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Are the pay slips/ vouchers are signed by employees? |
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Accounting |
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Is the payment of salary properly accounted? |
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Compare the accounting entries with computations |