To agree balance :
1. Agreed beginning balance brought forward from previous year with last year audited financial statements and after adjusted working paper.
2. Agreed ending balance to be carried forward per ledgers with trial balance before audit adjustment.
Accounts payable - Trade
1. Asking for detail of trade account payable at year - end date and :-
1.1 Test computation.
1.2 Agreed totals with general ledger
1.3 Review debit balance of accounts payable transaction.
1.4 Send letter of confirmation of to the creditors
2. Other alternative audit procedures:-
2.1 Verify evidence of payment of debt after year - end date
2.2 Vouch with invoice and other evidences related to recording of creditors
3. Request for reconcilation for the differences for confirmation received between confirming figures and balance recorded
4. Scrutinize of invoice/ bills received after year - end date
5. Perform purchase cut-off both locally and import purchases
6. Review overseas suppliers whether conversion of exchange rate for foreign currency is correct.
Post dated cheques
1. Test computation.
2. Agreed totals with general ledger.
3. Audit with bank statement after year - end date.
4. Verify for transaction of cheques which is abnormal such as cheque that did not cash a cheque, cheque paid in personal name.
Notes Payable
1. Check with copy of notes about amounts, period, interest rate and guarantors
2. Test computation of interest payable
Advance received from customer
1. To check related sales conditions in purchase orders/ agreements
2. Confirm outstanding balances with customers
3. Review sales nearby year end to such customer to ascertain about correct classification between creditors and income
Other account payable & Accrued expenses:
1. Agreed total per details with ledgers
2. Compare normal expenses with last year figures
3. Vouch with relevant evidences, invoice, agreement and others that related.
4 Verify subsequent transactions after year - end date.
5. Vouch with invoice and other evidences related to recording of creditors
Related transaction
1. Check whether there are trading and any transactions related to Company's boards, shareholders, and related companies in any status recorded as parts of accounts payable, if so :
1.1 Making confirmation of balances
1.2 Request for total movement in each type of transactions such as trading activity, advances of expenses, loans, or rental of assets etc. for appropriate presentation in the financial statements.
1.3 Verify transactions before and after year - end date.