Chapter 2 Audit of Receivables
Chapter 2 Audit of Receivables
CHAPTER 2
AUDIT OF RECEIVABLES
Objective
1. Solving Audit of Receivables Problem
2. Theory of Audit of Receivables
PROBLEM NO. 1
Your audit disclosed that on December 31, 2006, the accounts receivable
control account of Alilem Company had a balance of P2,865,000. An analysis
of the accounts receivable account showed the following:
Questions:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, determine the adjusted
balance of following:
2. The current trade and other receivables net as of December 31, 2006 is
a. P2,647,500 c. P2,272,500
b. P2,610,000 d. P1,822,500
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Answers: 1) B; 2) A; 3) B
PROBLEM NO. 2
Bantay Company estimates its bad debt expense to be 1 1/2% of net sales.
Determine its bad debt expense for 2006.
a. P225,000 c. P214,500
b. P254,500 d. P 55,000
4. At the end of its first year of operations, December 31, 2006, Caoayan, Inc.
reported the following information:
5. The following accounts were taken from Cervantes Inc.’s balance sheet at
December 31, 2006.
Debit Credit
Accounts receivable P4,100,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts 100,000
Net credit sales P7,500,000
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Sales P15,000,000
Less sales returns and 700,000
allowances
Net sales 14,300,000
Multiply by bad debt rate 1 1/2%
Bad debt expense P 214,500
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Question No. 4
Question No. 5
Answers: 1) C; 2) A; 3) D; 4) A, 5) C
PROBLEM NO. 3
Debit Credit
Accounts receivable P1,000,000
Allowance for bad debts P40,000
Additional information:
Questions:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, answer the following:
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Question No. 3
Question No. 4
Answers: 1) A; 2) C; 3) B; 4) A
PROBLEM NO. 4
In your audit of Lidlidda Plastic Products Co., you noted that the company’s
balance sheet shows the accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2005
as follows:
Questions:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, answer the following:
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Question No. 4
Answers: 1) D; 2) B; 3) C; 4) A
PROBLEM NO. 5
You were able to obtain the following information from your audit of Magsingal
Corporation’s Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
From the general ledger you noted that the Accounts Receivable has a
balance of P848,000 as of December 31, 2006. Below is a transcript of the
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts:
Debit balances:
Under one month P360,000
One to six months 368,000
Over six months 152,000
P880,000
Credit balances:
Alien P 8,000 - OK; additional billing in January, 2006
T. Twister 14,000 - Should have been credited to Apol*
Dee Lah 18,000 - Advances on sales contract
P40,000
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, answer the following:
2. How much is the adjusted balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
as of December 31, 2006?
a. P30,680 c. P30,960
b. P31,240 d. P30,760
3. How much the Doubtful Accounts expense for the year 2006?
a. P74,680 c. P74,960
b. P75,240 d. P74,760
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
SL
GL Debit Credit 0 to 1 1 to 6 Over 6
Unadjusted 848,000 880,000 40,000 360,000 368,000 152,000
balances
Add (deduct):
Accounts w/
credit 26,000 (14,000) (40,000) (14,000)
balances
Definitely
uncollectibl
e accounts (48,000) (48,000) (48,000)
Unlocated (8,000)
APPLIED AUDITING
difference
Adjusted 818,000 818,000 0 360,000 354,000 104,000
balances
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Answers: 1) A; 2) A; 3) A
PROBLEM NO. 6
The December 31, 2006 balance in the Accounts Receivable control accounts
is P788,000.
The ledger accounts have not been closed as of December 31, 2006. The
Accounts Receivable control account is not in agreement with the subsidiary
ledger. The difference cannot be located, and you decided to adjust the
control account to the sum of the subsidiaries after corrections are made.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, answer the following:
2. How much is the adjusted balance of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
as of December 31, 2006?
a. P63,552 c. P18,937
b. P23,057 d. P19,057
3. How much is the net adjustment to the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts?
a. P24,493 debit c. P28,943 debit
b. P15,552 credit d. P29,063 debit
4. How much is the Doubtful Accounts expense for the year 2006?
a. P13,961 b. P18,411 c. P58,456 d. P13,841
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
GL SL 0 to 1 1 to 3 3 to 6 Over 6
Unadjusted 788,000 792,960 372,960 307,280 88,720 24,000
balances
Add (deduct):
Understatement
of accounts
written off (800)
(P6,832-P6,03
2)
Definitely
uncollectible (4,000) (4,000) (4,000)
accounts
Advances from
customers 8,000 8,000 8,000
Accounts w/
credit 2,000 2,000 2,000
balances
Unlocated 5,760
difference
Adjusted 798,960 798,960 380,960 309,280 88,720 20,000
balances
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Answers: 1) C; 2) D; 3) C; 4) A, 5) C
PROBLEM NO. 7
APPLIED AUDITING
Upon your recommendation, the company agreed to change its accounts for
2006 to give effect to doubtful treatment on the allowance basis. The
allowance is to be based on a percentage of sales which is derived from the
experience of prior years. Statistics for 2002 to 2006 are shown as follows:
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, you are to provide the
answers to the following:
5. The adjusting journal entry necessary to set up the allowance for doubtful
accounts as of December 31, 2006 will include a debit to Retained
Earnings of
a. P223,800 c. P165,000
b. P184,800 d. P 0
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Net AR
Year Charge AR Recoveries written-off
sales written-off
2002 P 2,400,000 P 61,200 P 2,400 P 58,800
2003 6,000,000 148,800 9,600 139,200
2004 7,200,000 204,000 12,000 192,000
P15,600,000 P414,000 P24,000 P390,000
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Question No. 4
Question No. 5
Answers: 1) A; 2) C; 3) B; 4) A, 5) A
PROBLEM NO. 8
the account, P3,036,915, consisted of the following notes all received during
the calendar year under audit:
All of the above notes are considered good except that of A Company which is
somewhat doubtful. An allowance of 25% should be established against the
notes receivable of this company.
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, compute the following:
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Question No. 2
Interest
Maker Date Amount Rate Income AIR
A Co. Oct. 1 P 18% P 2,584 P 2,584
57,416
APPLIED AUDITING
Answers: 1) D; 2) A; 3) B; 4) C
PROBLEM NO. 9
In connection with your audit of the Salcedo Corporation, you noted that the
company’s Notes Receivable consists of the following:
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, you are to provide the
answers to the following:
a. P2,480,000 c. P1,020,000
b. P1,220,000 d. P 900,000
3. How much is the net interest income from the foregoing notes receivable
for 2006?
a. P19,093 c. P166,613
b. P70,613 d. P 35,093
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
AA Company P 200,000
BB Company 900,000
DD Company 120,000
Adjusted balance of Notes Receivable P1,220,000
Notes:
1) AA Company will still be included in the balance of “Notes Receivable”
since “Notes Receivable-Discounted” account will be credited upon
discounting. If the question is Notes Receivable that will be reported in
the balance sheet, the Notes Receivable – Discounted will be excluded
from the total Notes Receivable with disclosure of contingent liability.
2) E. Dy note was excluded since that will be reclassified to Subscriptions
Receivable.
3) CC Company note was excluded because the note was dishonored. It
will be reclassified to Accounts Receivable, including the accrued
interest.
4) Apol Bobads note was excluded due to the fact that it will be reclassified
to Advances to Officers.
5) The fact that DD Company note is held by bank as collateral should be
disclosed but the note will still be included in the Notes Receivable.
Question No. 2
Interest
Maker Date Amount Rate Income AIR
E. Dy Nov. P500,000 16% P 13,333 P 13,333
1
CC May 3 600,000 16% 16,000 -
Com.
DD Co. Sep. 120,000 16% 5,760 5,760
14
) P35,093 P19,093
Answers: 1) B; 2) C; 3) D; 4) A
PROBLEM NO. 10
In connection with your audit, you were able to gather the following
transactions during 2006 and other information pertaining to the company’s
long-term receivables:
a. The note receivable from sale of plant bears interest at 12% per annum.
The note is payable in 3 annual installments of P3,000,000 plus interest on
the unpaid balance every April 1. The initial principal and interest payment
was made on April 1, 2006.
b. The note receivable from officer is dated December 31, 2005, earns
interest at 10% per annum, and is due on December 31, 2008. The 2006
interest was received on December 31, 2006.
d. A tract of land was sold by the corporation to No Co. on July 1, 2006, for
P6,000,000 under an installment sale contract. No Co. signed a 4-year
11% note for P4,200,000 on July 1, 2006, in addition to the down payment
of P1,800,000. The equal annual payments of principal and interest on the
note will be P1,353,750 payable on July 1, 2007, 2008, 2009,and 2010.
The land had an established cash price of P6,000,000, and its cost to the
APPLIED AUDITING
QUESTIONS:
Based on the above and the result of your audit, determine the following:
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Question No. 4
Answers: 1) D; 2) A; 3) A; 4) C
PROBLEM NO. 11
Sigay Company has been using the cash method to account for income since
its first year of operation in 2005. All sales are made on credit with notes
receivable given by the customers. The income statements for 2005 and 2006
included the following amounts:
2005 2006
Revenues – collection on P1,600,000 P2,500,000
principal
Revenues – interest 180,000 275,000
Cost of goods purchased* 2,260,000 2,601,000
The balances due on the notes at the end of each year were as follows:
2005 2006
Notes receivable (gross) - 2005 P3,100,000 P1,800,000
Notes receivable (gross) – 2006 - 3,000,000
Unearned interest income – 358,350 278,950
2005
Unearned interest income – - 402,150
2006
QUESTIONS:
Your client requested you to compute for the following using the installment
sales method:
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Question No. 4
Question No. 5
Answers: 1) B; 2) A; 3) C; 4) D, 5) D
PROBLEM NO. 12
Amount projected as of
Date of Flow Dec. 31, Dec. 31,
2006 2007
December 31, 2007 P 200,000 P 200,000
December 31, 2008 400,000 600,000
December 31, 2009 800,000 1,200,000
December 31, 2010 1,200,000 1,000,000
December 31, 2011 400,000
QUESTIONS:
Your client requested you to determine the following: (Round-off present value
factors to four decimal places)
b. P752,640 d. P776,900
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Principal P3,000,000
Add accrued interest in 2005 (P3,000,000 x 330,000
11%)
Carrying amount, 12/31/06 3,330,000
Less PV of projected cash flows (see below) 2,117,620
Loan impairment (bad debt expense) P1,212,380
Note: PAS 39 par. 63 states that the carrying amount of the asset shall be
reduced either directly or through the use of an allowance account. The
use of allowance account is preferable since this will inform the users of the
gross amount of the impaired loan receivable.
Question No. 2
APPLIED AUDITING
Incidentally, the following are the journal entries to record the collection:
Cash P200,000
Loan receivable P200,000
Question No. 3
Journal entry to adjust net loan receivable to present value of new cash
flow projections.
Allowance for loan impairment
(P882,380 - P232,938 - P554,340) P95,102
Bad debt expense P95,102
Question No. 4
Question No. 5
Answers: 1) C; 2) B; 3) A; 4) B, 5) D
PROBLEM NO. 13
APPLIED AUDITING
Tagudin Co. required additional cash for its operation and used accounts
receivable to raise such needed cash, as follows:
QUESTIONS:
1. In its December 31, 2006 balance sheet, Tagudin should report note
payable as a current liability at
a. P1,745,000 c. P1,545,000
b. P2,250,000 d. P1,700,000
5. The proceeds from the note receivable discounted on June 30, 2006 is
APPLIED AUDITING
a. P564,000 c. P604,800
b. P617,400 d. P576,000
Suggested Solution:
Question No. 1
Question No. 2
Question No. 3
Question No. 4
Question No. 5
Answers: 1) A; 2) A; 3) B; 4) A, 5) C
PROBLEM NO. 14
4. To gather audit evidence about the proper credit approval of sales, the
auditor would select a sample of documents from the population
represented by the
a. Subsidiary customers' accounts ledger.
b. Sales invoice file.
c. Customer order file.
d. Bill of lading file.
Answers: 1) B; 2) B; 3) B; 4) C, 5) C;
APPLIED AUDITING
Reference:
Compilation of lecture notes by
Dean Rene Boy R. Bacay , CPA, CrFA, CMC, MBA, FRIAcc