Cash Cycle
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CPA Auditing and Attestation (AUD) › Cash Cycle
Of the following cycles, which would involve purchases, payables, and cash disbursements?
Investment cycle
Revenue cycle
Expenditure cycle
None of the answer choices are correct
Explanation
Only the expenditure cycle would involve these three aspects, whereas the cash cycle may include cash disbursements, only the expenditure cycle deals with all three.
Which of the following internal controls most likely would reduce the risk of diversion of customer receipts by an entity’s employees?
Prenumbered remittance advices
A bank lockbox system
Monthly bank reconciliations
Daily deposit of cash receipts
Explanation
A lockbox system is the best means of preventing fraud of cash by employees because they will never have direct access to cash receipts.
Of the following, which set of information does an auditor usually confirm on one form?
Inventory on consignment and contingent liabilities
Cash in bank and collateral for loans
A/P and purchase commitments
A/R and accrued interest receivable
Explanation
The AICPA standard bank confirmation form includes spaces for the bank to confirm both cash balances on deposit at the bank and collateral pledged on loans originating from the bank.
Which of the following characteristics would most likely be indicative of check kiting?
Low average balance compared to high level of deposits
High turnover of employees who have access to cash
Frequent ATM checking account withdrawals
Many large checks that are recorded on Frdays
Explanation
Kiting occurs when a check is drawn on one bank and deposited in another bank and no record is made of the disbursement in the balance sheet of the bank.
An auditor would be most likely to identify a contingent liability by obtaining a (an):
A/P confirmation
Standard bank confirmation
Related party transaction confirmation
Transfer agent confirmation
Explanation
An auditor would be most likely to identify a contingent liability by obtaining a standard bank confirmation which has an exception and comments box that specifically discloses contingent liabilities as the endorser of loans, for open letters of credit, etc.
For the most effective internal control, monthly bank statements should be received directly from the banks and reviewed by the:
Internal auditor
A/R accountant
Controller
A/P accountant
Explanation
The internal auditor generally is independent of other functions relating to cash.