ACT 205 exam 2
2/10, n/30
2% discount if paid in 10 days, otherwise the full amount is due in 30 days
Conflicts of Interest
Audit firms are not allowed to audit public companies whose chief executives worked for the audit firm and participated in that company's audit during the preceding year.
Reports cash balance at the end of the period
Balance sheet
Sign a report each year certifying adequacy of internal controls (leaving them as ultimately responsible)
CEO and CFO responsibilities for Internal control
Reconciliations, performance reviews and audits
Detective Control activites
Longterm Liabilities
Financing Activities
Beginning Inventory + Cost of goods purchased=
Goods available for sale
1. Work-in-process 2. Finished goods
In a manufacturing company, raw materials, direct labor, and overhead flow from one account to the next in what order: Finished goods work-in-process
Longterm Assets
Investing activities
Accounts Rec Service Rev
Journal Entry for Credit sales
Specific Identification...
Matches each unit of inventory with its actual cost (often used when you don't sell a lot of good, but they are expensive and/or unique)
WorldCom
Misclassified expenditures to overstate assets and profitability
Service Rev- Sales Discount - Sales allowance - sales returns=
Net Revenue
Separation of duties, Physical controls, proper authorization, Employee management and E-Commerce controls
Preventative Control activities
indirect manufacturing costs, direct manufacturing and direct labor (A,B and C)
The Work-in-Process inventory accounts typically includes which costs? a. indirect manufacturing costs b. direct manufacturing c. direct labor d. inventory storage costs
Net Realizable Value
The amount of cash we expect to collect
b. a Decrease in NI
The effect of a sales allowance will result in which of the following? a. an increase to NI b. a Decrease in NI c. an increase to accts rec d. an increase to sales rev
Specific Identification, FIFO (First-in, First-out), LIFO (last-in, Last-out), Weighted average cost
What are the Inventory Cost Methods?
a. all companies in the U.S. fall under it's provision.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Serbanes-Oxley Act? a. all companies in the U.S. fall under it's provision. b. It helped establish guidelines for internal control procedures. c. It helped establish corporate executive accountability. d. It helped establish guidelines for auditor- client relations
Internal Controls
attempts to eliminate the opportunity element of fraud
Contra Revenues Accounts
have a normal debit balance and represent a reduction in revenues (recorded with total revenues in the income statement but with negative balances)
Rationalization
justification for the deceptive act by the one committing the fraud .
Oversight board
made it so CEO's/CFO's now must sign off, making them responsible
Motivation
someone feels the need to commit fraud, such as the need for money.
Bank Reconciliations
the process of matching the companies books with the banks book of their accounts
Opportunity
the situation that allows fraud to occur
Occupational Fraud
the use of ones occupation for personal enrichment through the deliberate misuse or misapplication of the employers resources
a. net sales revenue minus Cost of goods sold
Gross Profit is: a. net sales revenue minus Cost of goods sold b. beginning inventory plus purchase minus ending inventory c. Revenue minus inventory d. Revenue minus Expenses
Costs of goods available for sale/ Number of units available for sale =
Weighted-average cost
Monitoring, Control Activities, Risk Assessment, Control Environment and Information and communication.
What are the 5 components of Internal Control?
Errors in Financial Statements
accidental errors in recording transactions or applying accounting principles
Auditor Rotation
Auditors should be rotated over 5 years
ENRON
Avoided reporting billions in debt and losses
Recorded to reconcile the Company's cash balance
Cash transactions recorded by bank but not the company Items that will increase the company's cash balance: collections made by the bank on the companies behalf Interest earned Items that will decrease the Company's cash balance NSF checks ( nonsufficient funds ) Debit Card Purchases Electronic Funds Transfers Bank Service Fees
Components of the total Cash Balance
Coins & Currency, Checks received, savings accounts, checking accounts, credit card sales, debit card sales and cash equivalents (Investments that will mature in 3 MONTHS or less)
overhead, direct labor and raw materials (c, d & e)
Costs related to manufacturing products typically include: a. administrative expense b. selling expense c. overhead d. direct labor e. raw materials
What are the levels of profit on a Multiple-Step Income Statement?
Gross Profit, Operating Income, Income Before Income Tax, Net Income
nonoperating
On a multiple step income statement, the category of revenues and expenses reported immediately after operating income is referred to as _______ revenues and expenses.
Current assets and LIabilities
Operating Activties
Auditors Responsibilities
Provide and opinion on Management's assessment of internal controls over financial reporting and their own opinion on the company's internal controls over financial accounting
Nontrade Receivables
Receivables that originate from sources other than our customers (tax refund claims, interest rec, loans by company or other entities, including stockholders and employees)
Statement of Cash Flows
Reports cash receipts and cash payments during the period
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Requires all companies to file financial statements with the SEC Established guidelines related to: a. internal control procedure b. Auditor-Client relations
SOX
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
simple-average & NIFO
Which of the following methods is (are) not used for inventory costing? a. weighted-average b.simple-average c.NIFO d.LIFO e. Specific identification f. FIFO
Opportunity, Motivation and Rationalization
You need ________, __________ and _________ for fraud to occur.
Merchandising
_____ companies purchase inventory that is primarily in finished form and ready for resale to customers.
Fraud
a person intentionally deceives another person for personal gain or to damage that person (Theft, Misreporting and/or not reporting)
Deposits Outstanding(+) and Checks Outstanding(-)
recorded to reconcile the Bank's cash balance
Allowance for Uncollectible Account
Contra Asset Account
Sales Discounts, Sales Returns and Sales Allowances
Contra Revenue Accounts
Goods available for sale - Ending inventory =
Cost of goods sold
b. Finished goods inventory
Which Inventory account consists of items for which the manufacturing process is complete? a. Work-in-process inventory b. finished goods inventory c. Raw materials d. Merchandise inventory
b. Raw materials inventory
Which inventory account includes the cost of components that will become part of the finished product but have not yet been used in production: a. finished goods inventory b. Raw materials inventory c. Work-in-process inventory d. Merchandise inventory
a. Accounts Receivable
Which of the following are sometimes called Trade Receivables? a. Accounts Receivable b. Interest Receivable c. Notes Receivable d. Tax Refund claims
c. Total Rev - Sales Discounts - Sales Allow
Which of the following computations would be used to compute Net Revenue? a. Total Rev + Acts Rec - Sales Discounts - Sales Allow b. Net Rev + Sales Allow - Sales Discounts c. Total Rev - Sales Discounts - Sales Allow d. Net Income - Change in acts Rec