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- October 3, 2019 at 2:18 pm #548019
Hi
what is the difference between Recalculation and Re performance?
October 3, 2019 at 6:14 pm #548046Recalculate = calculate again e.g. invoice amounts/discounts/carrying amount
Reperform = perform a procedure again e.g. a bank reconciliation/extraction of a trial balanceNovember 6, 2019 at 10:18 am #551673Can you please clarify the substantive procedure for purchases?
November 7, 2019 at 6:43 am #551732Purchases are part of the payables “cycle”. Tests of control on purchases include, for example, checking that invoices are matched to GRNs – see page 73. If the amounts on invoices are checked (agreed to price lists, calculations checked, etc) this is substantive. Cut-off tests on purchases are described on page 95 as an aspect of inventory.
Because financial statements are largely prepared from a “balance sheet” perspective, a risk-based audit approach focuses on substantiating the y/e balance – trade payables – rather than purchases. This is covered on page 89 (where you see the overlap with payments also). If purchases are of a capital nature then audit procedures for non-current assets will also be relevant (page 99). - AuthorPosts
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