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a) Obtain a schedule of costs included within intangible assets, cast it and agree to the
related figures in the trial balance, the general ledger and the financial statements
b) Discuss with management the date from which costs have been capitalised and assess
whether this is based on the project meeting all the criteria
c) Review a breakdown of the nature of the costs capitalised to identify if any research
costs have been capitalised as part of the asset. If so, then request management to
remove such expenses and include it within the profit or loss statement
d) Review the market research reports to assess whether there actually is a market for the
product and probable economic benefits will arise from the asset
e) Review feasibility reports at the date capitalisation commenced and discuss with
directors their view that the project was technically feasible at that date
f) Discuss with finance director the rationale for the useful life being applied, consider
its reasonableness and agree to supporting documentation
g) For costs expensed, agree to invoices and supporting documentation and to inclusion
in the statement of profit and loss
h) For costs capitalised, agree that they meet all development criteria and agree costs to
invoices and supporting documentation and confirm technical feasibility by
discussions with management or review of feasibility reports
i) Recalculate amortisation charge from the date commercial production started to the
end of the accounting period
j) Review disclosures related to intangible assets included in the financial statements to
confirm that they are in accordance with IAS 38
a. Review the board minutes for evidence of the decision to discontinue the operation
b. Review supporting documentation for evidence that the decision was communicated
to employees prior to the year end
c. Obtain the details of the redundancy costs calculated by employees cast it and agree to
the figures in the trial balance or financial statements
d. Re-perform the calculation of redundancy provision to ensure completeness and agree
elements of costs to supporting documentation
e. Obtain written representation from management to confirm the completeness of the
costs
f. Review the disclosure made in the financial statements to confirm that they are in
respect of IAS 37 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets
a. Obtain a breakdown of damaged goods in inventory and the returned goods from the
customer and cast them to ensure accuracy
b. From the breakdown, agree the damaged goods quantities manufactured since the
beginning of the year with the production records; and agree to sales records the
quantities sold
c. Discuss with management the future plant for this product- whether they are able to
make any rectification and sell the inventory on. If so, any rectification costs must be
agreed to supporting documentation.
d. If the damaged goods are sold post year end, agree to the sale invoices to assess NRV
in line with the new cost of the product.
e. On a sample basis, agree the returned goods per the breakdown back to the sales
return documentation to confirm the existence of the returned quantities.
f. Agree the cost of the damaged good to supporting documentation to confirm labour
cost, material cost or any overheads directly attributable to the product cost
g. Discuss with management if the inventories have been written down. If so, follow
through the write down to the inventory valuation to confirm.
5) REVENUE - subs
a. Compare the overall level of revenue with the prior years and the budget for the year
and investigate any significant fluctuations.
b. Obtain a schedule of the revenue broken down into major product categories and
compare it to the prior year and discuss any significant movements with management.
c. Select a sample of sales invoices and agree them to the price list of the product or
master customer information to ensure the accuracy of invoices
d. Calculate the gross profit margins for the year and compare it previous years and
discuss any significant movements
e. For a sample of invoices, recalculate the total including any discounts or sales taxes
f. Select a sample of sales invoices, trace to the subsequent credit notes to ensure that the
sale has been correctly removed from revenue
g. Select a sample of customer orders, agree it to the goods dispatched notes and sales
invoices through to inclusion in the sales day books and revenue general ledger
accounts in the correct accounting period to ensure that cut-off has been correctly
applied. (b) discuss the rationale behind not
increasing/decreasing any provision
with the finance director and assess the
6) VALUATION OF TRADE RECEIVABLES - subs reasonableness
a. Obtain a breakdown of the opening allowance and check the amount of balances that
have been received during the year to assess the reasonableness of the prior allowance
b. Discuss the rationale for any provision with the finance director/behind not
increasing/decreasing it and assess the reasonableness
c. Review the receivables ledger to identify any slow moving/old receivables and discuss
with the credit controller the status of these and the possibility of irrecoverability-
accuracy valuation and allocation
d. Review any cash receipts post-date for any old/slow moving receivables
e. Review correspondence with major credit customers or others to assess the likelihood
of repayment or to assess any dispute over the receipt of the balance
f. Review board meeting to identify if there are any existing concerns about the
recoverability of balances from customers
g. Calculate the overall level of potentially irrecoverable receivables and assess if it is a
material balance or not and discuss with management.
COMPLETENESS pending
● Select a sample of goods just sold before the year end and agree to sale invoices and
to inclusion in the receivables balance
● Agree the totals per the receivables ledger and control accounts total and to the trial
balance
● Review the receivables ledger to identify any credit balances and discuss with
management if they should be reclassified as payables
● Credit balance
○ Discuss the reason with finance director or credit controller
○ Determine whether customer is supplier too and a purchase invoice
has been incorrectly posted
○ If difference is due to a credit note then this should be agreed to pre-year
credit notes dispatched around the year end date
○ Review receivables ledger to identify any possible mispostings