Audit of Cash Balances
Chapter 17
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Learning Objective 1
Show the relationship of
cash in the bank to the
various transaction cycles.
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Relationships of Cash in the Bank
and Transaction Cycles
Capital Acquisition and Repayment Cycle
Capital Stock – Common
Redemption Issue of
of stock
stock
Paid-in Capital in Excess
of Par – Common
Redemption Issue of
of stock
stock
Dividends Payable
Payment of
dividends
Cash in Bank
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Relationships of Cash in the Bank
and Transaction Cycles
Acquisition and Payment Cycle
Accounts Payable
Payment
Cash in Bank
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Relationships of Cash in the Bank
and Transaction Cycles
Sales and Collection Cycle
Accounts Receivable
Cash
receipts
Cash Discounts Taken
Gross Sales
Cash
sales
Cash in Bank
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Relationships of Cash in the Bank
and Transaction Cycles
Payroll and Personnel Cycle
Accrued Wages, Salaries,
Bonuses, and Commissions
Payment
Withheld Income Taxes
and Other Deductions
Payment
Accrued Payroll
Tax Expense
Payment
Cash in Bank
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Cash in the Bank and
Transaction Cycles
Misstatements which may not be discovered
as a part of the audit of the bank reconciliation
• Failure to bill a customer
• Billing a customer at a lower price than called
for by company policy
• A defalcation of cash by interception of cash
receipts from customers before they are recorded,
with the account charged off as a bad debt
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Cash in the Bank and
Transaction Cycles
• Duplicate payment of a vendor’s invoice
• Improper payments of officers’ personal
expenditures
• Payment for raw materials that were not received
• Payment to an employee for more hours worked
• Payment of interest to a related party for an
amount in excess of the going rate
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Cash in the Bank and
Transaction Cycles
Misstatements which are normally discovered
as a part of the tests of a bank reconciliation.
• Failure to include a check that has not cleared
the bank, even though it has been recorded in
the cash disbursements journal
• Cash received by the client subsequent to the
balance sheet date but recorded as cash receipts
in the current year
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Cash in the Bank and
Transaction Cycles
• Deposits recorded as cash receipts near the end of
the year, deposited in the bank in the same month,
and included in the bank reconciliation as a
deposit in transit
• Payments on notes payable debited directly to the
bank balance by the bank but not entered in the
client’s records
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Learning Objective 2
Identify the major types of
cash accounts maintained
by business entities.
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Types of Cash Accounts
 General cash account
 Imprest payroll account
 Branch bank account
 Imprest petty cash fund
 Cash equivalents
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Relationship of General Cash
to Other Cash Accounts
Branch Bank
Imprest Payroll
General
Cash
Cash
Equivalents
Imprest Petty
Cash Fund
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Learning Objective 3
Design and perform audit tests
of the general cash account.
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Methodology for Designing Tests
of Balances – Cash In the Bank
Identify client business risks
affecting cash in bank.
Set tolerable misstatement and
assess inherent risk for cash in bank.
Assess control risk for cash in bank.
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Methodology for Designing Tests
of Balances – Cash In the Bank
Design and perform tests of
controls and substantive tests
of transactions several cycles.
Design and perform analytical
procedures for cash in bank
balance.
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Methodology for Designing Tests
of Balances – Cash In the Bank
Design tests of details
of cash in bank balance
to satisfy balance-related
audit objectives.
Audit procedures
Sample size
Items to select
Timing
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Audit Schedule for a
Bank Reconciliation
Schedule
A-2 Date
Prepared by CO 1/10/03
Approved by PZ 1/18/03
Acct. 101 – General account
Balance per bank, 12/31
Add deposit in transit 12/31
Less outstanding check
Balance per bank, adjusted
$63,275
11,250
$74,525
8,000
$66,525
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Audit Schedule for a
Bank Reconciliation
Balance per books, 12/31
Add: Note receivable
collected by the bank
Interest income
Less: Payment of electric bill
NSF check
Service charge
Balance per books, adjusted
$66,647
1,325
265
$68,237
1,500
200
12
$ 66,525
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Balance-Related Objectives:
General Cash in the Bank
Detail
tie-in
Cutoff
Presentation
and disclosure
Existence
Accuracy
Completeness
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Existence, Accuracy,
and Completeness
Receipt of a bank
confirmation
Receipt of a cutoff
bank statement
Tests of the bank
reconciliation
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Learning Objective 4
Recognize when to extend audit
tests of the general cash account
to test further for material fraud.
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Extended Tests of the
Bank Reconciliation
When the auditor believes that the year-end bank
reconciliation may be intentionally misstated,
it is appropriate to perform extended tests
of the year-end bank reconciliation.
In addition to these tests, the auditor must also
carry out procedures subsequent to the end of
the year with the use of the bank cutoff statement
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Tests of Interbank Transfers
The accuracy of the information on the interbank
transfer schedule should be verified.
The interbank transfers must be recorded in
both the receiving and disbursing banks.
The date of the recording of the disbursements
and receipts for each transfer must be in
the same fiscal year.
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Tests of Interbank Transfers
Disbursements on the interbank transfer schedule
should be correctly included in or excluded from
year-end bank reconciliation as outstanding checks.
Receipts on the interbank transfer schedule should
be correctly included in or excluded from year-end
bank reconciliations as deposits in transit.
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Learning Objective 5
Design and perform audit tests of
the imprest payroll bank account.
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Audit of the Imprest
Payroll Bank Account
Typically, the only reconciling
items are outstanding checks.
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Learning Objective 6
Design and perform audit
tests of imprest petty cash.
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Petty Cash
Petty cash is a unique account because it is
often immaterial in amount, yet it is
verified on many audits.
The account is verified primarily because
of the potential for defalcation and the
client’s expectation of an audit review
even when the amount is immaterial.
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Audit of Imprest Petty Cash
Internal controls
over petty cash
Audit tests for
petty cash
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End of Chapter 17
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