Question:(Objectives 23-3, 23-4) In the audit of the Regional TransportCompany, a large branch that maintains its own bank account, cashis periodically transferred to the central account in Cedar Rapids.On the branch account’s records, bank transfers are recorded asa debit to the home office clearing account and a credit to the branchbank account. Similarly, the home office account is recor
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Question:
(Objectives 23-3, 23-4) In the audit of the Regional Transport
Company, a large branch that maintains its own bank account, cash
is periodically transferred to the central account in Cedar Rapids.
On the branch account’s records, bank transfers are recorded as
a debit to the home office clearing account and a credit to the branch
bank account. Similarly, the home office account is recorded as a
debit to the central bank account and a credit to the branch office
clearing account. Gordon Light is the head bookkeeper for both the
home office and the branch bank accounts. Because he also
reconciles the bank account, the senior auditor, Cindy Marintette, is
concerned about the internal control deficiency.
As a part of the year-end audit of bank transfers, Marintette asks you
to schedule the transfers for the last few days in 2013 and the first
few days of 2014. You prepare the following list
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