RIVAS, Maya B.
RIVERA, Arizza
TIRU, Nina Fatima
PREVENTIVE INTERNAL CONTROL
a. Cash received from collections of accounts
receivable in the subsequent period is
recorded as current period receipts.
A company policy that states that at the end of
the month the cash cutoff should be reached
by recording only the cash amounts received
prior to the end of the month.
b. The allowance for uncollectible accounts is
inadequate because of the client’s failure to
reflect depressed economic conditions in the
allowance.
Perform analysis of the collectability of
accounts receivable at the end of the year and
convey to customers to ascertain the
probability of collectability of individual
accounts.
c. Several accounts receivable are in dispute
as a result of claims of defective merchandise
Claims for defective merchandise should be
recorded immediately by the client after the
claim has been received to keep the account
receivable balances as accurate as possible.
d. The pledging of accounts receivable to the
bank for a loan is not disclosed in the
financial statements.
A scheduled should be kept containing all the
required disclosure information by the
controller.
e. Goods shipped and included in the current
period sales were returned in the subsequent
period.
A record book should be kept to record any
returns that apply to goods shipped and sales
recorded
f. Several accounts receivable in the accounts
receivable master file are not included in the
aged trial balance.
Someone independent should reconcile the
accounts receivable master file.
h. Long-term interest-bearing notes receivable
from affiliated companies are included in
accounts receivable.
Separate accounts should be kept for the
receivables collected from affiliated
companies.
i. The trial balance total does not equal the
amount in the general ledger.
The trial balance should be footed and the
total reconciled to the balance in
the general ledger.