Audit Evidence and Conclusions for Various Fixed Asset Questions
Audit Conclusions or Situations
1. The choice of eight years for straight-line depreciation of the
company's trucks appears unreasonable. I would suggest that the client
change to a six-year life and use DDB depreciation.
2. Insurance coverage appears to be inadequate, because the client has
chosen to carry only liability insurance on the cement trucks. There is
no provision for collision or damage done to the trucks.
3. The client acquired a substantial piece of real estate from the town
of Baraboo to build a warehouse in the town's new industrial complex.
The land was donated to the company provided it maintains operations for
a minimum of ten years and pays real estate taxes on its appraised
value. The land is carried on the books at the fair market value at the
time of donation of $250,000.
4. Several pieces of idle equipment were noted. It is recommended that
the equipment be written down to the scrap value of $50,000 from the
current net book value of $185,000.
5. The company has self-constructed the warehouse located in the town
of Baraboo. It has capitalized all payroll expense directly related to
construction of the project. The adjusting entry debited Building for
$73,000 and credited Payroll Expense for the same amount.
6. The company completely overhauled ten of its trucks at a significant
cost. The overhaul should extend the life of the trucks by at least
three years. Because the company performs similar overhauls each year,
the cost has been properly charged to repairs and maintenance.
7. The company sold 15 of its old trucks to Virgin Distributors, a new
company owned by the brother of the company's chief executive officer.
The equipment was old, and a gain of $70,000 on the sale was credited to
income.
Required
a. For each conclusion or situation listed, identify the type of audit evidence needed to support the auditor's conclusion.
b. Briefly indicate the audit implications if the auditor's conclusion is justified.
Click here for the solution: The choice of eight years for straight-line depreciation of the company's trucks appears unreasonable
