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Chapter 12
Inventories and Cost of Goods Sold
McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2014 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Special Significance of The Special Significance of Audit of InventoriesAudit of Inventories
The valuation of goods on hand and in process often presents complex and difficult issues
Determining the quantities of inventories may require specialized techniques
Inventories often represent the largest current asset of a company
Misstatements of inventories directly affect cost of goods sold and, therefore, net income
Management fraud has often involved the fraudulent overstatement of inventories
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ObjectivesObjectives1. Use the understanding of the client and its environment to consider inherent
risks, including fraud risks, related to inventories and cost of goods sold.
2. Obtain an understanding of internal control over inventories and cost of goods sold.
3. Assess the risks of material misstatement and design tests of controls and substantive procedures that:
a. Substantiate the existence of inventories and the occurrence
of transactions affecting cost of goods sold.
b. Establish the completeness of recorded inventories.
c. Verify the cutoff of transactions affecting cost of goods sold.
d. Determine that the client has rights to the recorded inventories.
e. Establish the proper valuation of inventories and the accuracy of transactions affecting cost of goods sold.
f. Determine that the presentation and disclosure of information about inventories and cost of goods sold are appropriate, including disclosure of the classification of inventories, accounting methods used, and inventories pledged as collateral for debt.
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Inventory MethodsInventory Methods
Periodic inventory system Determine inventory quantities solely by an
annual physical count Perpetual inventory records
Inventory updated constantly Strong internal control over inventories May use test counts throughout the year
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Functions related to inventoriesFunctions related to inventories
Purchasing Receiving Storing Issuing Processing Shipping
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Controls Over the Controls Over the Conversion CycleConversion Cycle
Segregation of duties over purchases and custody of inventory Use of pre-numbered requisitions, purchase orders, and
receiving reports Procedures for authorizing purchase transactions and verifying
them for payment General ledger control of inventories and reconciliation to
production records Cost accounting controls Analysis of variances from standard costs Use of perpetual records for inventories Use of appropriate procedures for taking inventory Appropriate physical controls over inventories
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Audit Steps Audit Steps (1 of 3)(1 of 3)
A. Use the understanding of the client and its environment to consider inherent risks, including fraud risks, related to inventories and cost of goods sold.
B. Obtain an understanding of internal control over inventories and cost of goods sold.
C. Assess the risks of material misstatement and design further audit procedures.
D. Perform further audit procedures—tests of controls.
1. Examples of tests of controls:
a. Examine significant aspects of a sample of purchase transactions.
b. Perform tests of the cost accounting system.
2. If necessary, revise the risks of material misstatement based on the results of tests of controls.
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Audit Steps Audit Steps (2 of 3)(2 of 3)
E. Perform further audit procedures—substantive procedures for inventories and cost of goods sold.
1. Obtain listings of inventory and reconcile to ledgers.
2. Evaluate the client’s planning of physical inventory.
3. Observe the taking of physical inventory and make test counts.
4. Review the year-end cutoff of purchases and sales transactions.
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Audit Steps Audit Steps (3 of 3)(3 of 3)
E. Perform further audit procedures5. Obtain a copy of the completed physical inventory, test its
clerical accuracy, and trace test counts.
6. Evaluate the bases and methods of inventory pricing.
7. Test the pricing of inventories.
8. Perform analytical procedures.
9. Determine whether any inventories have been pledged and review purchase and sales commitments.
10.Evaluate financial statement presentation of inventories and cost of goods sold, including the adequacy of disclosure.
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Considerations in Planning a Considerations in Planning a Physical InventoryPhysical Inventory
Selecting of the appropriate date Suspending production Segregating obsolete and defective
goods Establishing control over the counting
process Achieving proper cutoff of sales and
purchases Arranging for the services of specialists
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Documentation of Physical InventoryDocumentation of Physical Inventory
Plan should be documented and communicated in form of written instructions to personnel taking physical inventory Letter from client reviewed by auditors Auditors consider nature and materiality of
inventories Date is typically at or near balance sheet date
unless internal control is effective
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Inventory ObservationInventory Observation Client counts and supervises inventory Auditors observe
Determine all items included Employees comply with instructions Be alert for inclusion of obsolete or damaged
merchandise Record numbers of final receiving and shipping
documents issued before inventory taking Make test counts Tag control
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When the Auditors are Engaged after When the Auditors are Engaged after Year-EndYear-End
Inventory verification when auditor unable to observe taking of inventory at close of year.
May conclude that sufficient appropriate evidence cannot be obtained to express an opinion
Or could obtain satisfaction with alternative auditing procedures
• Existence of strong internal control• Perpetual inventory records• Documentation of well-planned and executed
physical inventory• Making of test counts
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Proper Cut-off of InventoryProper Cut-off of Inventory
Examine on a test basis the purchase invoices and receiving reports for several days before and after the inventory date. Determine that liability has been recorded for
all goods in inventory Make sure shipments and purchases
recorded in proper period
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Inventory PricingInventory Pricing
Emphasize: What method of pricing does the client use? Is the method of pricing the same as that
used in prior years? Has the method selected by the client been
applied consistently and accurately in practice?
• Test the pricing of inventories
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Presentation and DisclosurePresentation and Disclosure
Disclosure of inventory pricing methods or methods in use
Other important disclosures: Changes in methods Classifications of inventory Details of pledged inventory Deduction of valuation allowance for inventory losses Existence and terms of inventory purchase
commitments.
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Problems with First Year ClientsProblems with First Year Clients
Procedures to obtain evidence that beginning inventory is fairly stated
Review predecessor’s working papers Discuss with person who supervised physical
inventory at beginning Study written instructions in planning Trace numerous items from inventory tags to final
summary sheets Test perpetual inventory records for previous year Test overall reasonableness of beginning inventory
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