Question

Auditors who are searching for evidence that assets, liabilities, and equity items have been recorded at appropriate amounts and allocated to the correct general ledger accounts consider ________. a. valuation and allocation b. rights and obligations c. existence d. classification

Answer 1

Answer:

a. valuation and allocation.

Explanation:

Financial accounting is an accounting technique used for analyzing, summarizing and reporting of financial transactions like sales costs, purchase costs, payables and receivables of an organization using standard financial guidelines such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and financial accounting standards board (FASB).

Internal controls can be defined as the policies, set of rules, and procedures implemented or put in place by an organization to protect its assets, boost efficiency, enhance financial accountability, enforce adherence to company policies and prevent fraudulent behaviors among the employees.

The main purpose of internal controls is to guarantee that loss is eliminated by ensuring that there is an accurate and reliable accounting system.

An internal control involves the timely use of both internal and external sources of auditing or financial reporting and as such enhance the maintenance of accurate and proper financial records which would also improve their operational efficiency.

An auditor refers to an authorized individual who review, examine and verify the authenticity and accuracy of business financial records or transactions.

Auditors make use of accuracy, valuation and allocation to search for evidence that assets, liabilities, and equity items have all been recorded at appropriate amounts and allocated to the correct general ledger accounts of a business firm.

The main purpose of a general ledger is to list all accounts used in recording an organization's transactions and as such it contains a list of transactions affecting each account and the account's balance. Also, the page number of the account debited or credited in the journal is written in a posting reference of a ledger and it usually serves as a link to cross-reference or juxtapose the transaction from one record to another in a business firm.