Exam Question: Silver hill  Your firm is the auditor of Silverhill Potteries, which is a...

Exam Question: Silver hill

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Your firm is the auditor of Silverhill Potteries, which is a wholesaler of pottery products (eg cups, saucers, plates, mugs etc), and you are carrying out the audit for the year ended 30 April.
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You have been asked by the senior in charge of the audit the audit to carry out checks on cut-off and to identify stock which may be worth less than cost and to check that it has been valued correctly.
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The company has a computerised inventory control system which records receipts and dispatches of stock, current stock quantities and the age of the stock. You attend a count of all the stock at the year end.

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(a) To explain the procedures you would perform to confirm that inventory, sales and purchases cut-off is accurate.
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(b) Define in detail the basis for valuing inventory in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
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(c) (i) State the types of stock which may be worth less than cost;
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(ii) Describe the investigations you will carry out to identify this stock;
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(iii) Describe the audit work you will carrying out to determine the net realisable value of the stock you have found from your investigations in part (c) (ii) above.

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