Question - The following are audit procedures in the sales and collection cycle.
1. Inspect a sample of shipping documents to determine if each has a sales invoice number included on it.
2. Discuss with the sales manager whether any sales allowances have been granted after the balance sheet date that may apply to the current period.
3. For the month of May, count the approximate number of shipping documents filed in the shipping department, and compare the total with the number of sales invoices in the sales journal.
4. Send letters directly to former customers whose accounts have been written off as uncollectible to determine if any have actually been paid.
5. Compare the date on a sample of shipping documents a few days before and after the balance sheet date with related sales journal transactions.
Required
a. For each procedure, identify the audit procedure being used (i.e. Inspection, Observation etc.).
b. For each procedure, identify either the transaction-related audit objective(s) being met or the balance-related audit objective(s) being met.