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AuditingAccountsReceivableandRelatedRevenueCycleAccounts
18.1AUDITOBJECTIVES
18.2IDENTIFYINGINHERENTRISKS
18.3ANALYTICALPROCEDURES
18.4SUBSTANTIVETESTSOFDETAILS
(a)ControlRiskAssessmentandtheNature,Timing,andExtentofSubstantiveTests,
(i)EarlySubstantiveTesting,
(b)CutoffTestsofShipmentsandCollections,
(c)ConfirmingAccountsReceivable,
(d)ConfirmationProcedures,
(i)SelectingAccountsforConfirmation,
(ii)DesigningtheConfirmationRequest,
(iii)Positivevs.NegativeForms,
(iv)ProcessingConfirmationRequests,
(v)EvaluatingtheResultsofConfirmationProcedures,
(e)Lapping,
(f)TestsofValuation,
(i)ReviewingtheAgedTrialBalance,
(ii)EarlyTestsofValuation,
(iii)OtherProceduresRelatedtotheValuationObjective,
(g)TestsofRightsandObligations,andPresentationandDisclosure,
(h)OtherSubstantiveTests,
18.5AUDITINGPROCEDURES:
SPECIALCONSIDERATIONSFORPARTICULARTYPESOFREVENUES
(a)CashSales,
(b)Interest,Rents,andSimilarFixedPaymentsfortheUseofProperty,
(c)Royalties,ProductionPayments,andSimilarVariableRevenues,
(d)GiftsandDonations,
(e)DeferredIncomeorUnearnedRevenue,
(f)RevenuesfromLong-TermContracts,
18.6SPECIALAUDITINGCONSIDERATIONSFORNOTESANDOTHERRECEIVABLES
Thischapterdiscussessubstantiveteststhattheauditormayusetoachievetheauditobjectivesrelatedtorevenuecycleaccounts,principallyaccountsreceivableandrevenues.Theauditstrategythatdeterminesthenature,timing,andextentofsubstantivetestsforeachaccountbalanceandclassoftransactionsintherevenuecycleisbasedprimarilyontheauditor'
sidentificationofinherentrisksandassessmentofmaterialityandcontrolriskrelatingtospecificauditobjectives,andonefficiencyconsiderations.
18.1AUDITOBJECTIVES
SpecificauditobjectivesapplicabletoaccountsintherevenuecyclearedescribedinFigure18.1.
Figure18.1AuditObjectivesforRevenueCycleAccounts
Completeness
Accountsreceivablerepresentallamountsowedtotheentityatthebalancesheetdatearisingfromrevenuetransactions.
Unearnedrevenuesrepresentallamountsreceivedforwhichshipmentshavenotbeenmadeandserviceshavenotbeenrendered.
Allshipmentsmadeandservicesrenderedduringtheperiodcoveredbythefinancialstatementsandallreturnsandallowancesarereflectedinthefinancialstatements.
Accuracy
Revenuetransactionsarebasedoncorrectpricesandquantitiesandareaccuratelycomputedandclassifiedintheappropriategeneralledgerandaccountsreceivablesubsidiaryledgeraccounts.
Theaccountsreceivablesubsidiaryledgerismathematicallycorrectandagreeswiththegeneralledger.
Unearnedrevenuesrepresentthecorrectamountreceivedforshipmentstobemadeorservicestoberenderedinfutureperiods.
Existence/Occurrence
Recordedaccountsreceivablerepresentamountsowedtotheentityatthebalancesheetdate.
Unearnedrevenuesrepresentamountsreceivedbytheentityforfuturesalestransactions.
Recordedrevenuetransactionsrepresentgoodsactuallyshippedorservicesactuallyrenderedduringtheperiodcoveredbythefinancialstatements.
CutoffRevenuetransactions,cashreceipts,andreturnsandallowancesarerecordedintheproperperiod.
Valuation/Allocation
Accountsreceivablearestatedatnetrealizablevalue(thatis,netofappropriateallowancesforuncollectibleaccounts,discounts,returns,andsimilaritems).
Revenueisrecognizedonlywhenappropriateaccountingrecognitionandmeasurementcriteriaaremet.
RightsandObligations
Accountsreceivablearelegalrightsoftheentityatthebalancesheetdate(thatis,customeraccountsthathavebeensoldorfactoredareexcludedfromtheaccountsreceivablebalance).
Unearnedrevenuesreflectamountsreceivedforwhichtheentityisobligatedtoprovidefutureshipmentsorservices.
Presentationand
Disclosure
Accountsreceivable,revenues,unearnedrevenues,andrelatedaccountsareproperlydescribedandclassifiedinthefinancialstatements.
Accountsreceivablepledgedascollateralareproperlydisclosed.
Concentrationsofcreditriskarisingfromaccountsreceivableareproperlydisclosed.
Improperrevenuerecognitioncontinuestobeasignificantauditrisk.Asaresult,theAICPAhasissuedtwodocumentstoprovideguidancetoauditors-PracticeAlert98-3inNovember1998andAuditIssuesinRevenueRecognitioninJanuary1999.Inaddition,inDecember1999,theSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionissuedStaffAccountingBulletinNo.101,RevenueRecognitioninFinancialStatements,toprovideguidanceonapplyinggenerallyacceptedaccountingprinciplesinthisarea.ThePracticeAlerthighlightsindicationsofheightenedriskofimproper,aggressive,orunusualrevenuerecognitionpracticesandpresentsguidanceonwaysauditorscanreducetheriskoffailingtodetectthepresenceofsuchpractices.Figure18.2presentsalistofpracticesthatshouldalerttheauditortotheneedforcloseattentiontorevenueaccounts.
Asnotedonpage18·
5ofthemainvolume,understandingtheentity'
sbusinessandindustryandthetransactionsintowhichitentersisthefirststepinreducingauditriskrelatingtorevenuerecognition.AuditIssuesinRevenueRecognitionlistsmattersthatshouldbeincludedintheauditor'
sunderstandingoftheentity'
srevenuecycle,asfollows:
∙Thetypesofproductsandservicessold
∙Whetherseasonalorcyclicalvariationsinrevenuemaybeexpected
∙Thecustomarymarketingandsalespoliciesfortheentityandtheindustry
∙Policiesregardingpricing,salesreturns,discounts,extensionofcredit,andnormaldeliveryandpaymentterms
∙Who,particularlyinthemarketingandsalesfunctions,handlesprocessesaffectingrevenues,includingorderentry,extendingcredit,andshipping
∙Whethertherearecompensationarrangementsthatdependontherecordingofrevenue(e.g.,whethersalespeoplearepaidcommissionsbasedonsalesinvoicedorsalescollected,andthefrequencywithwhichsalescommissionsarepaid)
Inperformingsubstantiveproceduresofcomplexorunusualrevenuetransactions,theauditorshouldconsidertheneedforspecificprocedurestoassesswhetherrevenuehasbeenrecognizedappropriately.Suchproceduresmayincludeinquiryofentitysales,marketing,andcustomerservicepersonnel;
confirmingsalesterms,especiallyunusualagreementslike"
billandhold"
arrangements(wheresalesarebilledbeforedelivery)orsoftwarelicenses,or"
side-agreements"
(discussedlater)relatingtopaymenttermsorrightsofreturn;
reviewingsalescontracts;
andusingtheservicesofaspecialistincontractualagreements.Confirmationsmayhavetobecustomdesignedtoobtaininformationbeyondoutstandingbalances,suchaspaymentterms,rightofreturn,continuingobligationsonthepartoftheentity,andotherrisksretainedbytheentity.Theauditoralsomaywanttoconsiderincludingrepresentationsaboutrevenuerecognitionissuesinthemanagementrepresentationletter.Finally,theauditor'
scommunicationtotheauditcommittee,discussedinChapter4ofboththemainvolumeandthisSupplement,shouldincludeissuesrelatedtorevenuerecognition,suchaschangesintheentity'
spolicies,lackofinvolvementbyaccountingpersonnelinsalestransactionsorinmonitoringdealingswithdistributors,salesrecordedatornearperiod-end,andatypicalsalesterms.
18.2IDENTIFYINGINHERENTRISKS
AsdiscussedinChapter8,theauditorobtainsorupdatesinformationaboutvariousaspectsoftheentityanditsbusinessinordertoidentifyinherentrisks.Receivablesandrelatedrevenuesaremorelikelytobeoverstatedornonexistentthanunderstatedorincompletebecauseattemptstoimprovefinancialstatementpresentationmayinvolveinadequatemanagementconsiderationofvaluationallowancesthatreducethecarryingamountofreceivablestotheirnetrealizablevalue,ortherecognitionofrevenuetransactionsbeforetheyhavebeenrealized.Therefore,substantivetestsintherevenuecycleconcentrateonseekingevidenceabouttheexistence,accuracy,andvaluationofreceivables,althoughthepossibilitythatreceivablesareincompleteorotherwiseunderstatedisnotignored.
Theauditorshouldunderstandtheentity'
scustomerbaseforitsvariouslinesofbusiness,itscreditandcollectionpolicies,howchangesinitslinesofbusinessanditscreditandcollectionpoliciesaremanaged,andtheirimpactoninherentrisk.Asignificantelementofinherentriskinauditingreceivablesandrevenuesisthattheymaybeoverstatedthroughimproperrevenuerecognitionmethods,causedbyrecordingtransactionsthatdidnotoccur,impropercutoffs,ortheinappropriateselectionofaccountingprinciples-errorsorfraudrelatedtotheexistence/occurrence,cutoff,andvaluationobjectives.
Somerevenuerecognitionissuesinvolveaccountingforunusualorcomplextransactions;
othersinvolveimproperaccountingforroutinetransactions.Theauditorshouldbeconcernedaboutrevenuetransactionsthattheentityhasenteredintothatincludecontingentsalesagreements,customerrightsofreturn,repurchaseagreements,orother"
special"
termsthatcallintoquestionthecollectibilityofthereceivableandeventhe
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