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Cash and Financial Investments. Chapter 10 Juan M. Garcia Merced Cont 4017. Sources and Nature of Cash. Includes general, payroll, petty cash and savings accounts. Cash equivalents are often combined with cash items (Cd’s, money market funds).
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Cash and Financial Investments Chapter 10 Juan M. Garcia Merced Cont 4017
Sources and Nature of Cash • Includes general, payroll, petty cash and savings accounts. • Cash equivalents are often combined with cash items (Cd’s, money market funds). • The liquid nature of cash increases the risk of misappropriation. CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced
Auditor’s Objectives - Cash • Substantiate theexistence of recorded cash and occurrence of the related transactions • Establish the completenessof recorded cash • Verify the cutoff and accuracy of cash transactions • Determine that the client has rightsto recorded cash • Determine that the presentation and disclosure of cash, includingrestricted funds, are appropriate CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced
Audit Time for Cash • Auditors devote a larger proportion of the total audit hours to cash than might be suggested by the relatively small amount at year end. • All transactions flow through cash. • Most liquid asset. • Inherent risk is high. CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced
Audit Program – Substantive Procedures for Cash CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced
Obtain analyses of cash balances and trace or reconcile them to the general ledger CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced
Send Standard Bank Conf. CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced
Obtain or prepare bank reconciliations CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced
Obtain a cutoff bank statement containing transact. of at least 7 days subsequent to the balance sheet date CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced
Count and list cash on hand CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced
Verify the clients’ cutoff of cash receipts and disbursements CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced
Analyze bank transfers for last week of audit year and first week of following year CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced
Investigate any checks representing large or unusual payments to related parties To directors, employees, affiliated companies, or cash should be carefully reviewed to determine whether the transaction were: Properly authorized and recorded. Adequately disclosed in the financial statements. CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced
Evaluate proper financial statement presentation and disclosure of cash CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced
Questions? CPA Juan M. Garcia Merced