The document outlines substantive procedures for auditing key financial statement figures, including non-current assets, intangible assets, inventory, receivables, bank balances, payables, and long-term liabilities. For each item, it identifies major risks of misstatement, sources of evidence, and procedures such as confirmation, inspection, and valuation. The goals are to confirm ownership and valuation of assets, ensure completeness and accuracy of liabilities, and verify account balances directly with third parties where possible.
The document outlines substantive procedures for auditing key financial statement figures, including non-current assets, intangible assets, inventory, receivables, bank balances, payables, and long-term liabilities. For each item, it identifies major risks of misstatement, sources of evidence, and procedures such as confirmation, inspection, and valuation. The goals are to confirm ownership and valuation of assets, ensure completeness and accuracy of liabilities, and verify account balances directly with third parties where possible.
The document outlines substantive procedures for auditing key financial statement figures, including non-current assets, intangible assets, inventory, receivables, bank balances, payables, and long-term liabilities. For each item, it identifies major risks of misstatement, sources of evidence, and procedures such as confirmation, inspection, and valuation. The goals are to confirm ownership and valuation of assets, ensure completeness and accuracy of liabilities, and verify account balances directly with third parties where possible.
The document outlines substantive procedures for auditing key financial statement figures, including non-current assets, intangible assets, inventory, receivables, bank balances, payables, and long-term liabilities. For each item, it identifies major risks of misstatement, sources of evidence, and procedures such as confirmation, inspection, and valuation. The goals are to confirm ownership and valuation of assets, ensure completeness and accuracy of liabilities, and verify account balances directly with third parties where possible.
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SUBSTANTIVE PROCEDURES
– KEY FINANCIAL STATEMENT FIGURES
Prepared By: Naima Sultana ACA
Deputy Director (Audit & consultancy) ACNABIN Chartered Accountants 1. NON-CURRENT ASSETS CONFIRMATION OF OWNERSHIP (RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS) INSPECTION OF NON-CURRENT ASSETS (EXISTENCE AND VALUATION) VALUATION, PREFERABLY BY THIRD PARTIES (VALUATION) ADEQUACY OF DEPRECIATION RATES (VALUATION)
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THE MAJOR RISKS OF THE TANGIBLE NON-CURRENT ASSET BALANCES THE COMPANY NOT ACTUALLY OWNING THE ASSETS (RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ASSERTION) THE ASSETS NOT ACTUALLY EXISTING OR HAVING BEEN SOLD BY THE COMPANY (EXISTENCE ASSERTION) OMISSION OF ASSETS OWNED BY THE COMPANY (COMPLETENESS ASSERTION) THE ASSETS BEING OVERVALUED, EITHER BY INFLATING COST OR VALUATION, OR BY UNDERCHARGING DEPRECIATION (VALUATION ASSERTION) THE ASSETS BEING UNDERVALUED, BY NOT INCLUDING AN APPROPRIATE REVALUATION IN A POLICY OF REVALUATION OR BY OVERCHARGING DEPRECIATION (VALUATION ASSERTION) THE ASSETS BEING INCORRECTLY PRESENTED IN THENaima Sultana ACA FINANCIAL SOURCES OF EVIDENCE THE NON-CURRENT ASSET REGISTER (INDICATES OWNERSHIP) PURCHASE INVOICES FOR ASSETS PURCHASED WITHIN THE YEAR SALES INVOICES FOR ASSETS SOLD WITHIN THE YEAR REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS OF TITLE SUCH AS TITLE DEEDS FOR PROPERTY VALUATIONS CARRIED OUT BY EMPLOYEES OR THIRD PARTY VALUERS LEASES OR HIRE PURCHASE DOCUMENTATION IN RESPECT OF ASSETS PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE ASSETS THEMSELVES BY THE AUDITOR DEPRECIATION RECORDS OR CALCULATIONS (THESE ARE OFTEN KEPT WITH THE ASSET REGISTER) Naima Sultana ACA 2. INTANGIBLE NON-CURRENT ASSETS CONFIRMATION THAT 'ASSETS' EXIST CONFIRMATION OF APPROPRIATE VALUATION MAJOR RISKS OF MISSTATEMENT OF THE INTANGIBLES EXPENSES BEING CAPITALIZED AS NON-CURRENT ASSETS INAPPROPRIATELY (EXISTENCE ASSERTION) INTANGIBLE ASSETS BEING CARRIED AT THE WRONG COST OR VALUATION DUE TO INFLATING THE COST OR VALUATION (VALUATION ASSERTION) INTANGIBLE ASSETS BEING CARRIED AT THE WRONG COST OR VALUATION DUE TO CHARGING INAPPROPRIATE AMORTIZATION, WRONGLY AMORTIZING OR NOT AMORTIZING (VALUATION ASSERTION) INTANGIBLE ASSETS BEING CARRIED AT THE WRONG COST OR Naima VALUATION DUE TO IMPAIRMENT REVIEWS NOT BEING Sultana ACA CARRIED SOURCES OF INFORMATION ACCOUNTING STANDARDS/AUDITOR'S KNOWLEDGE OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR WHAT CONSTITUTES AN INTANGIBLE ASSET PURCHASE INVOICES OR DOCUMENTATION CLIENT CALCULATIONS AND SCHEDULES SPECIALIST VALUATIONS AUDITOR UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENTITY FOR SIGNS OF IMPAIRMENT FACTORS
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3. INVENTORY ATTENDING AN INVENTORY COUNT (EXISTENCE) VALUATION AT THE LOWER OF COST AND NET REALIZABLE VALUE (VALUATION) IN SOME CASES, CONFIRMATION OF OWNERSHIP (RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS)
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MAJOR RISKS OF MISSTATEMENT OF THE INVENTORY BALANCE INVENTORY THAT DOES NOT EXIST BEING INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (EXISTENCE) NOT ALL INVENTORY THAT EXISTS BEING INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (COMPLETENESS) INVENTORY BEING INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT FULL VALUE WHEN IT IS OBSOLETE OR DAMAGED (VALUATION) INVENTORY BEING INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT THE WRONG VALUE, WHETHER DUE TO MISCALCULATION OF COST OR THE FACT THAT COST HAS BEEN USED ALTHOUGH NET REALIZABLE VALUE IS LOWER THAN COST (VALUATION) INVENTORY THAT ACTUALLY BELONGS TO THIRD PARTIES BEING INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS) INVENTORY WHICH HAS ACTUALLY BEEN SOLD IS INCLUDED IN Naima Sultana ACA THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CUT-OFF) SOURCES OF INFORMATION THE COMPANY'S CONTROLS OVER INVENTORY COUNTING THE AUDITORS' ATTENDANCE AT THE ANNUAL INVENTORY COUNT CONFIRMATIONS WITH THIRD PARTIES HOLDING INVENTORY OR HAVING INVENTORY STORED FOR THEM BY THE COMPANY PURCHASE INVOICES FOR INVENTORY WORK-IN-PROGRESS RECORDS FOR INVENTORY POST-YEAR-END SALES INVOICES FOR INVENTORY POST-YEAR-END PRICE LISTS FOR INVENTORY POST-YEAR-END SALES ORDERS
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4. RECEIVABLES CONFIRMING DEBT OWED BY CUSTOMERS WITH CUSTOMERS (EXISTENCE, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, VALUATION) – CONFIRMING DEBT IS STILL LIKELY TO BE COLLECTED (VALUATION)
THE MAJOR RISKS OF MISSTATEMENT OF THE RECEIVABLE BALANCES
DEBTS BEING UNCOLLECTIBLE (VALUATION)
DEBTS BEING CONTESTED BY CUSTOMERS (EXISTENCE, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS)
THE FOLLOWING SOURCES OF INFORMATION CAN BE USED
RECEIVABLES LEDGER INFORMATION CONFIRMATIONS FROM CUSTOMERS CASH PAYMENTS RECEIVED AFTER THE YEAR END
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5. BANK CONFIRMING BANK BALANCES DIRECTLY WITH THE BANK (EXISTENCE, VALUATION, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS) CONFIRMING RECONCILING DIFFERENCES CALCULATED BY THE CLIENT ARE REASONABLE (COMPLETENESS, VALUATION) CONFIRMING ANY MATERIAL CASH BALANCES HELD AT THE CLIENT ARE CORRECTLY STATED (VALUATION) THE MAJOR RISKS OF MISSTATEMENT OF THE BANK AND CASH BALANCES NOT ALL BANK BALANCES OWNED BY THE CLIENT BEING DISCLOSED (RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS/EXISTENCE) RECONCILIATION DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BANK BALANCE AND CASH BOOK BALANCE BEING MISSTATED (VALUATION) MATERIAL CASH FLOATS BEING OMITTED OR MISSTATED (COMPLETENESS/EXISTENCE) THE FOLLOWING SOURCES OF INFORMATION CAN BE USED CASH BOOK CONFIRMATION FROM THE BANK 6. PAYABLES ENSURING THAT ALL LIABILITIES ARE INCLUDED (COMPLETENESS) CONFIRMING THAT ALL LIABILITIES ARE BONA FIDE OWED BY THE COMPANY (RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS)
THE MAJOR RISKS OF MISSTATEMENT OF THE PAYABLE BALANCES
THE ENTITY UNDERSTATING ITS LIABILITIES IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (COMPLETENESS) CUT-OFF BETWEEN GOODS INWARD AND LIABILITY RECORDING BEING INCORRECT (CUT-OFF) (MORE RARELY) NON-EXISTENT LIABILITIES BEING DECLARED (EXISTENCE, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS) THE FOLLOWING SOURCES OF INFORMATION CAN BE USED PAYABLES LEDGER RECORDS CONFIRMATIONS FROM SUPPLIERS
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7. LONG-TERM LIABILITIES RISKS INCLUDE FAILURE TO MAKE CORRECT DISCLOSURES AND MISCALCULATION OF INTEREST. THERE SHOULD BE THIRD PARTY EVIDENCE FROM LENDER.
THE MAJOR RISKS OF MISSTATEMENT OF THE LONG TERM LIABILITIES
THAT NOT ALL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES HAVE BEEN DISCLOSED (COMPLETENESS) THAT INTEREST PAYABLE HAS NOT BEEN CALCULATED CORRECTLY AND INCLUDED IN THE CORRECT ACCOUNTING PERIOD (ACCURACY AND CUT- OFF) THAT DISCLOSURE IS INCORRECT (PRESENTATION AND DISCLOSURE)
THE FOLLOWING SOURCES OF INFORMATION CAN BE USED
SCHEDULE OF LOANS/PRIOR YEAR AUDIT FILE INFORMATION STATUTORY BOOKS, SUCH AS REGISTER OF DEBENTURES, ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION LOAN AGREEMENTS BANK LETTER AND DIRECT CONFIRMATIONS FROM OTHER LENDERS CASH BOOK BOARD MINUTES THANK YOU