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Sheet 1: Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS | |
1 | This practice aid is intended to help auditors document the results of testing while meeting the requirements of AU-C section 230, Audit Documentation. This publication is an other auditing publication as defined in AU-C section 200, Overall Objectives of the Independent Auditor and the Conduct of an Audit in Accordance With Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (AICPA, Professional Standards). Other auditing publications have no authoritative status; however, they may help you, as an auditor, understand and apply certain auditing standards. |
2 | In applying the auditing guidance included in an other auditing publication, the auditor should, exercising professional judgment, assess the relevance and appropriateness of such guidance to the circumstances of the audit. The auditing guidance in this document has been reviewed by the AICPA Audit and Attest Standards staff and published by the AICPA and is presumed to be appropriate. This document has not been approved, disapproved, or otherwise acted on by any senior technical committee of the AICPA. |
Client Name | Working Paper # | |||
Working Paper Title | Preparer | |||
Balance Sheet Date | Date Completed | |||
Prepared By Client? | Reviewer | |||
Date Reviewed | ||||
Objective | ||||
Results of Procedures and Evidence Obtained | ||||
Tickmark Legend | ||||
F | Footed | |||
CF | Crossfooted | |||
Ç | Calculation checked and agreed | |||
PY | Agreed to prior-year's working papers | |||
TB | Agreed to trial balance | |||
GL | Agreed to general ledger | |||
R | Agreed to report | |||
C | Agreed to confirmation | |||
T | Traced to (describe source) | |||
Ⓐ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ | Use to explain procedures and findings | |||
① ② ③ ④ | Use to cross-reference items within the working paper | |||
ü | Use to indicate a test was performed and no exceptions were noted | |||
Conclusion | ||||
Client Name | Example Company | Working Paper # | EX-1 | |||||||
Working Paper Title | Planning Analytics - Sales and CGS | Preparer | ABC | |||||||
Balance Sheet Date | 12/31/20x6 | Date Completed | 3/15/20x7 | |||||||
Prepared By Client? | No | Reviewer | DEF | |||||||
Date Reviewed | 3/31/20x7 | |||||||||
Objective | ||||||||||
Results of Procedures and Evidence Obtained | ||||||||||
Expectations | ||||||||||
Trend Analysis | Days Sales in Receivables | |||||||||
Current year | 161 days | Ç | ||||||||
Current year | Prior year | $ Change | % Change | Prior year | 141 days | Ç | ||||
Sales | 2,500,000 | FS | 2,175,000 | PY | 325,000 | 14.94% | Ç | % increase | 14.18% | Ç |
Cost of goods sold | 1,780,000 | FS | 1,566,000 | PY | 214,000 | 13.67% | Ç | |||
Gross margin | 720,000 | FS | 609,000 | PY | Ç | Inventory turnover | ||||
Gross margin as a % of sales | 28.80% | 28.00% | Ç | Current year | 1.84 times | Ç | ||||
Selling expenses | 230,000 | FS | 184,000 | PY | 46,000 | 25.00% | Ç | Prior year | 1.67 times | Ç |
Interest expense | 43,000 | FS | 42,000 | PY | 1,000 | 2.38% | Ç | % increase | 10.18% | Ç |
Balance Sheet Ratio Analysis | ||||||||||
Current year | Prior year | |||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 1,100,000 | FS | 843,000 | PY | ||||||
Inventory | 1,000,000 | FS | 832,000 | PY | ||||||
Notes payable | 437,000 | FS | 437,000 | PY | ||||||
Tickmark Legend | ||||||||||
Ç | Calculation checked and agreed | |||||||||
FS | Agreed to financial statements | |||||||||
PY | Agreed to prior-year's working papers | |||||||||
① | ||||||||||
② | ||||||||||
③ | ||||||||||
Conclusion | ||||||||||
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