This chapter examines audit procedures associated with the revenue cycle.
The chapter is divided into three main sections. It begins with a review of
alternative technologies used in both legacy and modern systems. The focus is
on the key operational tasks performed under each technological environment.
The second section discusses the revenue cycle audit objectives, controls, and
tests of controls that an auditor would perform to gather evidence needed to limit
the scope, timing, and extent of substantive tests. The last section describes revenue
cycle substantive tests in relation to audit objectives. Specific procedures
based on ACL software are illustrated.