ACC7007 Auditing & Accountability Class Test 2019
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ACC7007
Auditing & Accountability
Class Test
Wednesday 7th August 2019
SECTION A (ALL 15 questions are compulsory and MUST be attempted)
Each question is worth 2 marks.
The following scenario relates to questions 1–5:
Deskit Ltd (Deskit), a manufacturer of office furniture, is an audit client of your firm and fieldwork for the year ended 31 March 2019 is underway. Audit materiality for the year has been set at £25,000.
You have obtained an aged receivables listing (ARL) from the client. However, you have noted that the ARL does not agree with the trade receivables balance per the financial statements (FSs). On request, Deskit’s Financial Controller provided you with the following reconciliation:
£’000
Balance per ARL 550
Difference (50)
Explained by:
Credit notes posted to the FSs but not recorded on the ARL 130
but not the ARL (150)
Difference explainable (20)
Unexplained relatively small difference (30)
1. The fact that the aged receivables listing does not agree to the financial statements:
(a) Will result in a modification to the auditor’s report
(b) Is expected when undertaking such audit tests
(c) Is the responsibility of the auditor to rectify or explain
(d) Should be raised as a management letter point in accordance with ISA (UK) 265
2. The unexplained difference is:
(a) Material and therefore should be investigated further
(b) Only just over materiality therefore not worthy of further investigation
(c) Significantly over materiality and we must conclude that no assurance can be obtained on receivables
(d) A threat to auditor independence
3. Which of the following audit procedures should be performed on the credit notes?
(a) Agree the balance to the credit notes
(b) Ascertain the date of the sales to which the credit notes relate and ensure they are accounted for in the correct period
(c) Request the client reverses the credit notes
(d) Vouch post year end payment of the credit notes
4. Which of the following audit procedures should be performed on the goods despatched before the year end?
(a) Vouch post year end receipt of the related sales
(b) Agree a sample of transactions making up the balance to sales orders
(c) Vouch a sample of signed goods despatched notes to ensure the goods were despatched by Deskit before the year end
(d) Vouch a sample of signed goods despatched notes to ensure the goods were received by the customers before the year end
5. To gain assurance over completeness of receivables we could:
i. Perform unrecorded liabilities testing
ii. Review the value of post year end receipts
iii. For a sample of receivables, agree to production records
iv. Sequence test sales invoices to ensure any gaps are explainable
(a) i. and ii.
(b) i. and iv.
(c) ii. and iii.
(d) ii. and iv.
The following scenario relates to questions 6– 10:
Your audit firm has been approached by a potential new client, CostLess Ltd (CostLess). CostLess operate a chain of supermarkets, one of which you visit frequently as it is near where you live.
Their draft financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2019 contain the following extracts:
Revenue
Gross Profit
Net profit
Inventories
2019
£’000
1,000
300
150
410
2018
£’000
900
180
30
400
You are discussing accepting the potential engagement with your audit partner and the risks and audit approach to adopt should you accept CostLess as a client.
6. The primary ethical threat that exists in the above scenario is:
(a) Familiarity, as you shop in the potential client
(b) Self-interest, as you shop in the potential client
(c) Intimidation, as your audit techniques may be influenced by your knowledge of the client
(d) Self-review, as you could potentially be auditing sales to yourself
7. The most appropriate course of action would be:
(a) To document the potential threat and decline the opportunity to provide audit services to CostLess
(b) To document the potential threat but conclude that it is a ‘business relationship’ and since the business relationship is insignificant to both parties, it is appropriate to act as auditor
(c) To document the potential threat but conclude that it is a ‘personal relationship’ thus it is appropriate to act as auditor
(d) To remove yourself from the audit team
8. An initial analytical review would suggest the following balances have significantly elevated audit risk:
(a) Revenue, as in every client it has significant levels of ‘control risk’ (b) Revenue, as it has increased in 2019
(c) Cost of sales, as it is would be unexpected that gross profit has risen
(d) Cost of sales, as it would be unexpected that gross profit has risen as a percentage of sales
9. Which of the following audit procedures would provide the least reliable evidence to gain assurance over the inventory balance?
(a) Obtain a management representation confirming, in writing, the balance is correctly stated
(b) Attend the inventory count and perform test counts
(c) Perform a series of analytical procedures on inventory
(d) Review values of post year end sales and compare them to the carrying value of the related inventory
10. Your audit partner has stated that for CostLess we would need to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence around cash sales by placing significant reliance on the client’s control environment, supported by limited substantive procedures. This is likely to be because:
(a) A more efficient audit relies on the client’s controls therefore we could generate more profit on the engagement
(b) Tests of control provide more conclusive audit evidence
(c) Substantive procedures, in particular tests of detail, provide more persuasive audit evidence
(d) Reliance on substantive procedures alone may be impossible due to the volume of transactions in a supermarket
The following scenario relates to questions 11– 15:
Your are completing the audit of Dodgeville Ltd (Dodgeville) for the year ended 31 March 2019, a construction company who build residential housing developments. In the financial statements under audit, revenue for the year amounted to £5,000,000, net profit was £500,000 and net assets were £2,500,000.
All matters have been resolved with the exception of the following two issues:
1) Physical inspection of Dodgeville’s property plant & equipment register uncovered that two diggers had been stolen during the year under audit. They were not insured and recovery of any amounts in relation to the assets is unlikely. The net book value of the diggers at 31 March 2019 was £175,000.
2) One of Dodgeville’s housing developments, which was completed in March 2019, suffered subsidence problems attributed to Dodgeville not using building methods appropriate for the site. As a result Dodgeville will have to rectify the sub-standard work at a cost estimated by management of £400,000.
Dodgeville’s management are unwilling to make any adjustment to the financial statements for the above issues as they have already presented draft figures to the Board who would not be happy if the final accounts differed from those presented.
11. Based on the information above, a suitable level of materiality could be:
(a) £5,000, being 1% of net profit
(b) £25,000, being 5% of net profit
(c) £50,000, being the standard materiality threshold used for commercial entities
(d) £250,000, being 10% of net assets
12. For Matter 2), your audit partner has asked you to consider what further work is necessary to obtain evidence on the amount of £400,000. Which of the following procedures would be an effective method of obtaining such evidence?
(a) An independent surveyor’s report on the cost of rectifying the matter
(b) Having formal meetings with Dodgeville’s construction team to ascertain their
opinion on the figure
(c) Using experience you would expect to have available within your audit firm
(d) No further procedures are necessary, sufficient evidence has already been obtained
13. If no further evidence became available in relation to Matter 2):
(a) Matter 1) would result in a qualified audit opinion due to an inability to obtain
sufficient, appropriate audit evidence and Matter 2) would give rise to a qualified audit opinion based on a material misstatement
(b) Both matters would give rise to a qualified audit opinion based on material
misstatements
(c) Matter 1) would give rise to a qualified audit opinion based on a material misstatement and Matter 2) would result in a qualified opinion due to an inability to obtain sufficient, appropriate audit evidence
(d) Neither matter would affect the audit opinion
14. If further evidence in relation to Matter 2) was obtained, which indicated that £400,000 was a reliable estimate of the cost of rectifying the issue:
(a) A qualified opinion based on material misstatements would be appropriate as profits are overstated by £175,000
(b) An adverse opinion would be appropriate as profits are overstated by £575,000 which would be deemed to be pervasive
(c) An emphasis of matter paragraph should be included in the auditor’s report to draw users’ attention to both matters
(d) A standard, ‘clean’ auditor’s report would be appropriate
15. In addition to the auditor’s opinion on the financial statements, the auditor’s report also includes:
(a) Details of safeguards established to mitigate threats to independence (b) Details of significant deficiencies in internal control identified during the audit (c) A listing of the audit procedures performed
(d) The auditor’s conclusions in respect of going concern
SECTION B (ALL 3 questions are compulsory and MUST be attempted)
QUESTION 16
It is April 2019, you are an audit manager in your firm of Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors and have just attended an audit update training course where the main topic was exercising ‘professional scepticism’ during statutory audit engagements. You suspect the reason for this was due to the regulator, the Financial Reporting Council, recently levying some record fines on audit firms for a failure to adequately demonstrate this fundamental principle of an effective audit process.
You are determined to exercise greater levels of professional scepticism going forward and you feel no better place to start than in your next audit assignment - Dless Driverless Automation Ltd (DLESS). The year under audit is that ended on 31 December 2018.
DLESS are a start-up company with a stated goal of developing driverless car automation systems which they expect to be ready for the marketplace by the end of 2021. They do not expect to generate revenue before this.
The company’s board agreed a 5 year strategic plan at the start of 2017 which they believe will enable them to achieve their goal. Initial finance was provided by a conglomerate of venture capital providers together with personal funds from Tom Titch, DLESS’s founder. Tom retains 51% of the issued share capital of the company. However, he does not currently take a salary to reduce the pressure on the company’s cash flow.
DLESS used the initial funding it received to purchase premises, invest in expensive lab equipment and recruit three top researchers from rival companies. On-going running costs are met by loans provided by Tom. Tom handpicked the researchers he instructed recruitment consultants to target as he believed they were the only three individuals who together could realise the ambitious 5 year timescale. A generous pay package obviously helped but Tom’s strong personality and determination to succeed were clearly factors in convincing the researchers to join DLESS.
Tom is a charismatic individual and has great ambitions for DLESS. Long term, his aim is to float the company. However this would only be a possibility if his plans succeed and he convinces investors the company has a bright future. He has already started this process by making public statements about the viability of DLESS’s technology and promises of stong margins on future sales.
DLESS is not the only company currently developing car automation systems. Others, including some backed and funded by traditional car manufactures, are also investing significantly in similar technology and the financial press see this as a race to determine which company can bring their products to market first. Of course, Tom is convinced DLESS will win the race.
Requirement
(a) Outline what is meant by ‘professional scepticism’ and, with reference to relevant
academic literature, critically discuss the extent to which auditors apply the principle in practice
14 Marks
(b) From the information provided above, describe FOUR audit risks in DLESS along
with your rationale.
8 Marks
(c) Suggest TWO audit procedures you could conduct to address each risk.
8 Marks
Total 30 Marks
QUESTION 17
You have just been informed that you will be involved in the audit of GYM Ltd (GYM) for the year ended 31 December 2018. GYM, as the name suggests, operates a chain of fitness centres across the country.
In addition to generating revenue from members’ subscriptions, GYM also sells health foods such as protein supplements. You have been provided with the following notes on controls surrounding inventory:
1. It is important to ensure that each gym maintains a full range of health food products on sale. Therefore managers in each gym identify the need to order more products when they believe they are running low. They also monitor the ‘use by’ dates of the perishable products and dispose of any that have gone out of date.
2. When the need for more inventory is identified, a manager raises a pre-numbered purchase order (PO) detailing the items needed which they send to the supplier they deem to be most appropriate based their experience of factors including price, reliability, quality and delivery speed.
3. When goods are delivered to the gym a goods received note (GRN) is produced. Each GRN is pre-numbered. Gym managers check to ensure the GRN matches the PO.
4. GRNs are collated and sent to head office for processing at the end of each day. Accounts clerks in head office check to ensure there are no gaps in the sequence of GRNs.
5. Inventory counts are performed monthly. Any discrepancies between book and actual quantities are notified to the accounts department immediately who prepare an appropriate journal to ensure book inventories are accurate.
Requirement:
Identify FIVE weaknesses in the Inventory system, the risk associated with each deficiency and an appropriate recommendation on how to deal with each weakness.
20 Marks
QUESTION 18
You have nearly finished your review of the audit work performed to date on Nomac Ltd (NOMAC) for the year ended 31 December 2018. NOMAC manufactures bespoke production lines. You are happy that sufficient, appropriate audit evidence has been obtained for all necessary areas apart from the following issues:
1. A fire occurred in NOMAC’s main warehouse in February 2019 which destroyed most of the inventories on hand at that time. NOMAC’s insurance company have indicated they will not cover the cost to replace the inventory which NOMAC estimate to be £5 million, as NOMAC did not maintain their fire alarm system in accordance with the terms of the insurance policy.
As the fire occurred post year end, NOMAC have made no reference to it in the 31 December 2018 draft financial statements.
2. On reviewing the draft financial statements, you note that the client has omitted the note detailing directors’ remuneration. NOMAC’s directors are also shareholders in the company and they choose to extract very little of NOMAC’s profits via salary and other emoluments. Instead, they extract funds via declaring dividends. NOMAC have confirmed that total director remuneration for the year under audit is £30,000.
3. On review of the payables section of the audit file, you note that when conducting unrecorded liabilities testing the audit junior identified a bank payment of £250,000 to a supplier of NOMAC’s in January 2019 which was not recorded in NOMAC’s 31 December 2017 draft financial statements.
The audit junior considered this payment unusual as NOMAC’s normal supplier terms are 60 days. The audit junior discussed the payment with NOMAC’s financial director
who stated that payment on delivery was made for this order due to its size. The audit partner has set materiality at £150,000.
Requirement:
(a) Describe any additional audit procedures you feel should be carried out for the
outstanding issues described above.
8 Marks
(b) Assuming NOMAC refuses to make any further adjustments to the draft financial statements and that no further evidence becomes available, for each of the issues noted above explain the potential impact on the auditor’s report.
Treat each issue individually 12 Marks
Total 20 Marks
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