Questions
Comments on Current System
Significance
Suggestions
1
Does an independent party on a regular basis reconcile the subsidiary ledger?
2
Are appropriate, established criteria in place for writing off doubtful accounts?
3
Are accounts to be written off properly reviewed and authorized by an independent party?
4
Is an appropriate follow up made on accounts that are written off?
5
Does the company periodically re-evaluate the method in use for estimating bad accounts?
6
Are customers billed regularly by a party separate from the subsidiary ledger?
7
Is an independent verification made of complaints from customers concerning their bills?
8
Was the company’s policy of granting credit changed over the past year?
9
Can a credit sale possibly be made without prior credit approval?
10
Are credit files complete and periodically reviewed?
11
Are invoices verified as to agreement with goods shipped and price of goods?
12
Are extensions and footing recalculated?
13
Are cash discounts recomputed and verified as to actual days?
14
Can a sale possibly be made and goods shipped without an invoice being recorded or mailed?
Part 2
Case 5: Test of Controls: The Revenue and Cash Receipts Cycle
Instructions: Exhibit 5-2 is a portion of the audit program that Mitchell designed to test the operating efficiency of controls in the revenue and cash receipts cycle. For each individual test that appears in Exhibit 5-2, indicate the anticipated results if the control procedure is working properly. Also, if the control is not functioning properly, what potential problems exist? Indicate your responses in the table provided below.