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Substantive Procedures

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 6 years ago by Kim Smith.
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  • October 3, 2019 at 2:18 pm #548019
    ikmughal28
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    Hi

    what is the difference between Recalculation and Re performance?

    October 3, 2019 at 6:14 pm #548046
    Kim Smith
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    Recalculate = calculate again e.g. invoice amounts/discounts/carrying amount
    Reperform = perform a procedure again e.g. a bank reconciliation/extraction of a trial balance

    November 6, 2019 at 10:18 am #551673
    hamza2495
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    Can you please clarify the substantive procedure for purchases?

    November 7, 2019 at 6:43 am #551732
    Kim Smith
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    Purchases 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).

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