Fixed assets in the audit, the auditor of the main objectives are:
(1) study the effectiveness of internal control of fixed assets;
(2) to determine the existence of fixed assets accounted for:
(3) to determine the integrity of fixed assets recorded;
(4), to determine the ownership of fixed assets recorded;
(5) to determine the schedule of fixed assets recorded accuracy;
(6) identified by the use of the depreciation method is recognized and consistent use, but the calculation is correct;
(7) determine a reflection of fixed assets and the disclosure is appropriate, including depreciation methods of disclosure.
3. Fixed assets of internal control
In many industrial enterprises, investment in fixed assets in its capital assets represent a significant proportion of the total. These assets, maintenance, renovation and depreciation in the income statement are the main cost of the project. Therefore, the fixed assets good internal controls is to produce reliable financial statements for the key.
Fixed assets applicable to the main control measures are as follows:
(1) a used to predict and control of fixed assets to acquire and dispose of the factory's annual budget;
(2) one pair of separate records for each property of the breakdown of accounts;
(3) requires that all fixed assets of a change for change must obtain prior approval of the senior management of the authorization system;
(4) ensure the timely disclosure of a set of analysis and approval of cost and the actual cost difference between the reporting procedures;
(5) of a capital expenditure and revenue expenditure of the authority of a written company policy;
(6) a request to the procurement of all fixed assets required by the procurement department - and to establish a standard of inspection, inspection and payment processes of policy;
(7) the establishment of regular stock inventory system to verify the existence of all fixed assets of the book, storage location and status, and the disclosure of any of the fixed assets accounted for.
Second, the fixed assets of the audit process
1. On the internal control of fixed assets
(1) understanding of the internal control of fixed assets
To understand the internal control of fixed assets, auditors can use the text, diagrams, or internal control questionnaire. The questionnaire contained in the typical question is: Details of fixed asset ledger and general ledger regularly check » Periodic physical inventory of fixed assets and fixed assets is detailed check ledger » Fixed assets budget and actual expenditure is the difference between an analysis, and with the approval of executives » The equipment sale, transfer or scrapped if demand for executives in the number of retirement notice on the written approval » Whether there is a breakdown of capital expenditure and revenue expenditure of a written document »
(2) to determine whether the provisions of the control measures being implemented
In order to confirm that internal control policies and procedures are being implemented, auditors can be observed in fixed assets in the course of whether there is a proper division of responsibilities. They will also check the breakdown of fixed assets accounts for the number of work orders, fixed assets budget, and check the disclosure of evidence and analysis of budget and the difference between the actual cost.
(3) evaluation of risk control and design additional control testing
To understand the internal control of fixed assets on the basis of the fixed assets of the auditors stated control the level of risk to preliminary estimates. In order to prove that they control the level of risk estimates, usually need to implement additional control testing.
(4) the implementation of additional control testing
Additional control tests usually take a sample of fixed assets procurement information, testing the authorization, acceptance, and proper records of transactions of control measures. To record fixed assets scrapped the test samples can also be used to confirm whether there are appropriate procedures for examination and approval and the corresponding retirement notice.
(5) re-estimate risk control and modify the substantive test
The final step in the control testing on the basis of re-estimated to control risk, auditors, accordingly, whether fixed assets need to amend the substantive test procedures for the plan.
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