Sam is a senior auditor on the integrated audit of the Patriots Dynasty Corporation and is in charge of designing tests for the ICFR and financial statement audits

Problem 13-31 Sam is a senior auditor on the integrated audit of the Patriots Dynasty Corporation and is in charge of designing tests for the ICFR and financial statement audits. You are the staff auditor on the engagement. Sam asks you to make a start on the audit program for the human resources and payroll tests.

Required: Create a chart with two columns. Column A (shown below) lists different types of tests the team can utilize for testing ICFR and financial statement audits. In Column B give one example for each type of test listed in Column (a).

Column A Column B
Tests of controls for human resources transactions
Tests of controls for payroll cash disbursements
Dual purpose tests for human resources transactions
Dual purpose tests for payroll disbursements
Substantive analytical procedures for payroll-related expenses
Substantive analytical procedures for payroll-related liabilities
Tests of details of balances for payroll-related expenses
Tests of details of balances for payroll-related liabilities


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Cohen and Single, LLP, are auditing the ICFR and financial statements of Copley and Sons, a public company that sells supplies to government agencies

Problem 11-28 Cohen and Single, LLP, are auditing the ICFR and financial statements of Copley and Sons, a public company that sells supplies to government agencies. Copley and Sons has a 12/31 fiscal year end. Cohen and Single conclude that the financial statements for the current and prior year are fairly stated. However, they found a material weakness in ICFR. There is a lack of separation of duties because the companys’ CFO has the ability to change passwords on employee’s computer identification numbers and has unlimited access to a computer terminal through which any journal entry can be entered without approval and review. Management’s evaluation of ICFR is also as of 12/31, and management’s report states that ICFR is not effective due to the computer security problem causing the lack of separation of duties. Draft Cohen and Single’s combined audit report with opinions on the financial statements and ICFR as described.


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