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Purchases and disbursements

Purchases and disbursements. TOPICS. Nature of expenditure/disbursement cycle Flow of information Auditor’s assessment of control risk Audit of internal control for purchases, cash disbursements Computer auditing, sampling, tests of controls Assurance, consulting services.

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Purchases and disbursements

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  1. Purchases and disbursements

  2. TOPICS • Nature of expenditure/disbursement cycle • Flow of information • Auditor’s assessment of control risk • Audit of internal control for purchases, cash disbursements • Computer auditing, sampling, tests of controls • Assurance, consulting services GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  3. NATURE EXPENDITURE/DISBURSEMENT CYCLE • Goods, services acquired from vendors, employees in exchange for obligations to pay • Obligations to vendors, employees are paid GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  4. DFD of Purchases System

  5. EXPENDITURE, DISBURSEMENT CYCLE • Flow of information • Purchase requisition received to purchase goods • Purchasing department issues purchase order to vendor for purchase of goods • Receiving department creates report that identifies information about goods received • Accounts payable receives vendor’s invoice • Accounts payable creates voucher to authorize payment GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  6. DOCUMENTS • Purchase requisition • Request to purchase goods • Purchase order • Request issued by Purchasing dept. to vendor • Receiving report • Identifies information about goods received • Vendor’s invoice • Formal notice amount, terms of payment • Voucher package • Voucher & supporting documents GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  7. CONTROLS OVER PURCHASING • Purchase requisition must be approved • Prenumbered purchase order describes price, quantity, terms of goods ordered • Goods received compared to purchase order in receiving department • Accounts payable matches purchase order, receiving report, invoice before authorizing payment • Accounts payable prepares voucher for recording by General Accounting GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  8. CASH DISBURSEMENTS • Process • Voucher package sent to Treasury department (separate from accounts payable) • Treasury department reviews, reconciles, authorizes payment • Checks drawn for payment • May require 2 signatures over a limit GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  9. INTERNAL CONTROL & RISK ControlsRisks GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  10. ASSESSING CONTROL RISKObtain Understanding • Document the client’s system • Flowchart, questionnaire, narrative • Perform transaction walk-through • Identify control activities • Test controls to reduce control risk below maximum • Assess control risk GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  11. TEST OF CONTROLSPurchasing, Disbursements • Provide a reasonable degree assurance that employees comply with management’s procedures • Purchasing • Properly authorized, executed, recorded • Disbursements • Payments remitted, recorded promptly GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  12. CONTROL RISKPurchasing • Major risks • Unauthorized purchases • Non-competitive prices GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  13. TESTING CONTROLSPurchasing • Select random sample paid voucher packages • Examine for cancellation, authorization, details • Obtain Purchasing Department’s copy of requisition, purchase order • Compare to voucher package • Trace to competitive bids GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  14. CONTROL RISKReceiving • Major risks • Goods received not counted, inspected • Goods received not compared to purchase orders GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  15. TESTING CONTROLSReceiving • Obtain Receiving Department copy of receiving report for voucher sample • Compare receiving reports • Review receiving reports for evidence of count, inspection • Trace receiving reports to receiving log GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  16. CONTROL RISKCash Disbursements, Recording • Major risks • Cash payments made to unauthorized payee • Details recorded in voucher register are recorded for proper vendor • Totals agree to general ledger GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  17. TESTING CONTROLSCash Disbursements, Recording • Obtain canceled checks for voucher package • Examine for signatures, endorsements • Compare detailed information about check from voucher package to canceled check • Trace voucher packages, canceled checks to postings • Review for classification, accuracy • Scan voucher register for unusual items GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  18. ASSESSING CONTROL RISK • 2 Questions • Are controls effective? • Can controls be relied upon? • If answer is yes to both • Assess control risk below maximum • Assess detection risk above minimum • Restrict substantive tests of sales, receivables, cash GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

  19. POTENTIAL ERRORS, FRAUDS • Cash disbursed to unauthorized parties • Duplicate payments made • Account balances inaccurate GBW 8th ed., Ch. 12

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