Reference no: EM132849877

Question - An auditor is conducting the audit of the financial statements of a retail department store. The auditor is aware that he must obtain sufficient appropriate evidence with respect to various audit assertions associated with management assertions and thus with material financial statement amounts.

The following is a list of specific audit procedures the auditor plans to perform:

1. Send external confirmation requests to a large sample of the store's customers who have balances due on account at year end.

2. Perform test counts of goods on hand during the company's normal physical inventory taking, one month prior to the year end.

3. Examine receiving reports dated prior to the year end that have not been matched to vendor invoices.

4. Review paid invoices and supporting documents for amounts classified as repair and maintenance expense for large or unusual items.

5. Examine audited financial statements of several foreign companies in which the client owns shares, and which are being held as temporary investments.

Required - For each of the five audit procedures listed, identify and explain the most relevant audit assertion being tested.