This audit procedure is designed to determine that all significant transactions of the
current period are recorded and no significant transactions of the next period are recorded, as
of a specified date. For accounts receivable, cut-off tests are concerned with shipments and
cash collections. The auditor identifies the numbers of the last prenumbered shipping
document and the last prenumbered sales invoice for the period and determines that lower
numbers are recorded in the current period and higher numbers in the next period. If
documents are not prenumbered or the sequence is not accounted for, the auditor examines
all sales transactions above a specified amount within a few days before and after the end of
the period, to test proper cut-off. Cash collection cut-off is tested by identifying the last cash
receipt recorded in the period and comparing the date to the date of deposit in the bank. The
‘as of’ date for cut-off tests for receivables should be the same as that used for debtor’s
confirmation. A review of credit notes issued after the end of the period is also undertaken in
order to identify transactions from the previous period that may require adjustment