LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After studying this chapter, you should:
• Understand the primary tasks associated with the expenditure cycle under different levels
of technology.
• Understand audit objectives related to the expenditure cycle.
• Be familiar with expenditure cycle control issues related to alternative technologies.
• Recognize the relationship between expenditure cycle audit objectives, controls, and
tests of controls.
• Understand the nature of substantive tests in achieving expenditure cycle audit
objectives.
• Be familiar with common features and functions of ACL that are used to perform
substantive tests.