Question

In conducting the audit procedures for the search for unrecorded liabilities, the materiality/scope for this area was accessed by the auditors at $5,000. Adjustments are only recorded for individual items equal to or exceeding materiality. The company fiscal year end is December 31, 2019 and the last day of fieldwork is estimated to be February 1, 2020. Below is an item from the check/cash disbursement register, which is not recorded in the accounts payable subsidiary ledger at December 31, 2019. Daniel Breen, Esquire Check Number 1334 Check Date 1/6/2020 Amount $6,000 Nature of the Expenses: Corporate legal services for December 2019 Required: Determine if this check/cash disbursement is recorded in the proper accounting period. This transaction requires an accounting adjustment to the financial statements for the fiscal year ending 12/31/2019 - If you believe that statement is correct - answer "Yes" This transaction does NOT require an accounting adjustment to the financial statements for the fiscal year ending 12/31/2019 - If you believe that statement is correct - answer "No."

Answer 1

Answer:

"No."

This transaction does NOT require an accounting adjustment to the financial statements for the fiscal year ending 12/31/2019 - If you believe that statement is correct - answer "No."

Explanation:

The check disbursement does not require an adjustment to the financial statements for the fiscal year ending 12/31/2019, because the check is dated 1/6/2020.

Adjusting entries are changes to the journal entries which tries to match transactions to their correct accounting periods.  A check dated January 6, 2020 does not belong to the fiscal year ending December, 2019.

Adjusting entries are usually for Accrued Revenue, Accrued Expenses, Deferred Revenue, Prepaid Expenses, and Depreciation Expenses.