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Accounting 408. Chapter 7. 2. 1. Internal Control. Internal control over salesseparate functions: receiving customer order, credit approval, filling and shipping sales order, billing customers, recording the salesdocuments and records: customer order, sales order, shipping documents, sales invo
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1. Chapter 7 Revenue and Collection Cycle Accounting 408 1 Chapter 7
2. Accounting 408 Chapter 7 2 1. Internal Control Internal control over sales
separate functions: receiving customer order, credit approval, filling and shipping sales order, billing customers, recording the sales
documents and records: customer order, sales order, shipping documents, sales invoice, approved vendor list, authorized price list, sales journal, A/R subsidiary ledger, A/R general ledger account
3. Accounting 408 Chapter 7 3 1. Internal Control (cont’) Internal control over cash receipts
general rules for handling cash
separate functions: receiving cash, depositing cash, recording the transactions
controls over cash sales, payments received through the mail
documents and records: remittance advice, cash receipts list, daily cash summary, deposit slip
4. Accounting 408 Chapter 7 4 1. Internal Control (cont’) Internal control over sales adjustments
type of sales adjustments
cash discounts
sales returns and allowances
writing off uncollectible accounts
separate functions: cash handling, cash recording, sales adjustments
documents and records: credit memos, write-off authorization memo
5. Accounting 408 Chapter 7 5 2. Substantive Tests Accounts Receivable
Confirmations - GAAPro
positive, negative, others
balances, transactions
effectiveness
returned mail
improving response rates
Examination of subsequent cash collections
Vouching and tracing transactions
Cutoff tests - sales and cash
Analytical procedures
Evaluate adequacy of allow. for uncollectibles
Search for related party receivables
6. Accounting 408 Chapter 7 6 Positive Confirmation