Sales and Collection Cycle The sales and collection cycle will entail researching of Apollo Shoes journal of sales in search of abnormal transactions and records. The process of this audit test procedures begins when a customer purchases a product from Apollo, and ends with the receipt of the complete payment from the customer. The test of controls the auditors will perform comprises the completeness, accuracy, and classification of transactions and will include accounting for a sequence of shipping documents, observing whether monthly statements are sent, and examining document packaging for internal verification. It will also test of controls for a sequence of shipping documents and the substantive tests will be to compare the date of recording the sale in the sales journal with duplicate sales invoices and bills of lading. Finally, the test of controls for the posting and summarization objective will be to examine evidence that the accounts receivable master file is reconciled to the general ledger and observe whether monthly statements are sent to customers.
The accounts are assessed base in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to ensure they are represented fairly. Tests of Controls The test of controls purpose for the acquisition and payments cycle is for the detection of understatements. Tests of controls for this cycle would include: 1. Verify that correct documents (purchase order, purchase requisition and vendor’s invoice) are prepared and attached to the voucher and examined for existence when submitted to appropriate departments. 2.
There are four types of transactions involved in the inventory and warehousing cycle of Apollo Shoes, Inc., ordering of goods for sale, receipt of the ordered goods, storage of the merchandise, and the shipping of goods to customers. Each of these processes requires that the auditor verify that adequate controls are maintained and that the proper documents are in place for each portion of the process. Therefore, the audit will involve analytical procedures, test of controls and substantive tests on each part of the cycle. Analytical procedure Given the fact that the inventory process will vary between companies, Anderson Olds and Watershed will obtain a thorough understanding of the entire flow of goods from purchase to shipment within the Apollo Shoes organization. Analytical procedures “examine the relationship of inventory account balances with other financial statement accounts” [ (Arens, Elder, & Beasley, 2006, p. 689) ] and are used to “assess the reasonableness of inventory-related balances” [ (Arens, Elder, & Beasley, 2006, p. 689) ].
Accrual Basis versus Cash Basis Accounting Summary Any good accountant knows that every business has different financial reporting needs. In order to better understand how to accurately record financial transactions for all kinds of businesses, it is important to know the two principle types of accounting. The first is accrual basis accounting, and the second is cash basis accounting. These two methods of accounting are based on two opposing ideas on when and how transactions are recorded, and each also possesses its own advantages and disadvantages. In the accrual basis method, transactions are always recorded immediately.
The purpose of accounting information is to help organizations make well-informed business decisions. Accounting allows organizations to understand the financial perspective of the organization, the inflow and outflow of organizational resources and their results. An important function of accounting is organized record-keeping which allows the organization to record spending and receiving patterns. This paper focuses on several accounting aspects of Guillermo Furniture Store. The paper focuses on how budgets and performance reports assist the furniture maker in the decision making process, and how ethics might influence his decisions.
TABLE OF CONENTS INTRODUCTION PG 1 COMPANY EVALUATION PG 2 COMPLIANCE AND RECOMMENDATION PG 4 SUMMARY / CONCLUSION PG 5 REFERENCES PG 6 Introduction The primary objective of Accounting Ink, is to provide LJB Company with the required information to consider the regulations for converting to a publicly traded company. Within this analysis we will identify internal controls currently being used within business operation and the required mandated internal controls enforced by the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Internal Controls are established and or regulated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There are six principles of internal controls 1) Establishment of responsibility, 2) Segregation of Duties, 3) Documentation Procedures, 4) Physical Controls, 5) Independent Internal Verification and 6) Human Resource Controls (Keller, 2012). Companies and their independent accountants or auditors should report the effectiveness of the companies internal controls based on these six principles.
Accrual and Cash Accounting XACC 290 October 5, 2014 Jana Rideout Accrual and Cash Accounting Introduction In business, there are many different forms and standards to accounting. These standards are governed by rules, laws, regulations and accurate accountability of a particular business account. There are some general differences between general and commercial basis accounting principles, also differences between accrual and cash basis accounting. Those differences will be looked at here. General and Commercial Basis Accounting Principles Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) state the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting used in any given jurisdiction; commonly known as standard accounting practice or accounting standards.
GAAP stands for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures that companies use to compile their financial statements. GAAP are a combination of authoritative standards (set by policy boards) and simply the commonly accepted ways of recording and reporting accounting information. GAAP are imposed on companies so that investors have a minimum level of consistency in the financial statements they use when analyzing companies for investment purposes. GAAP cover such things as revenue recognition, balance sheet item classification and outstanding share measurements.
The Benefits Watch system and its components work together in general terms according to the diagram in Appendix A. The client and administrators submit the inputs to the system – claims data and eligibility information. The data is transformed and entered into the data warehouse and then is analyzed by the algorithms and transformed into the audit data store. The results are put into the data warehouse where it is analyzed by the business analysts. The results are then put into a report and presented to the client.
Managerial Accountants should calculate net income or loss in a manner that accurately reflects the closest true costs and profits as determined by the International Federation of Accountants (IFA). To effectively help Management Accountants do this, the IFA has set in place a code of conduct that should regulate the integrity, competence, confidentiality, and credibility of a corporation. Introduction To fully understand the ethical issues of Managerial Accounting, you must first assess the difference between Managerial Accounting and Financial Accounting. Financial accounting is used for to present the status of the company to external sources such as board of directors, investors, auditors, and for reporting purposes as well. The financial side of accounting is used to represent the company’s current standing based on the past profits, net income, bad debts, and current ratio of assets to liabilities.