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Chapter 11 DQ 35 CAAT. Presented by: Diana Tai Ivan Chen Ronnie Lee Wilson Wong. Background. Client: Wholesale cosmetics distributor with an inventory of thousands of individual items Keep inventory in its own distribution centre and 2 public warehouses
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Chapter 11 DQ 35CAAT Presented by: Diana Tai Ivan Chen Ronnie Lee Wilson Wong
Background Client: • Wholesale cosmetics distributor with an inventory of thousands of individual items • Keep inventory in its own distribution centre and 2 public warehouses • Inventory computer file is maintained on a computer disk
Background Auditor: • A computer cartridge of the data on the inventory file on the date of the physical count • A general-purpose computer software package
Scope of Audit Work Audit Procedure: • Planning/Compliance test/Substantive testing/Reporting Assumption: • Planning and Compliance test have performed and obtain satisfactory result • Focus will be on substantive testing on balance and transaction only
Assumption • Collection of data is performed by auditor • Client maintain a sound and effective control on the accounting system after evaluation • Client maintain all record in computer format • Auditor is competence with CAAT
Objective of substantive testing • Existence • Completeness • Ownership • Valuation • Accuracy • Identifying Unusual Items
Conclusion Advantage of CAAT: • Time saving • Accurate result is obtain • Objectivity in random sampling • Audit work done can easily transfer internationally to other branches when necessary
Conclusion Limitation of CAAT: • Program compatibility of document format • Competence of Auditors Common concern of traditional and CAAT audit: • Evaluation of True and Fairness of inventory account is base on auditors’ professional judgment