Best Practices: Journal Entry Testing
According to AU-C Section 315, the auditor should design procedures to test the appropriateness of journal entries recorded in the general ledger and other adjustments made in the preparation of financial statements. This course will review the different types of journal entries that an entity can record, as well as the various controls over recording journal entries. Additionally, this course will discuss both the assertions and substantive procedures that should be used to obtain comfort over journal entries.
Upon completion, learners will be able to:
1. Recognize the risks and threats of adjusting journal entries
2. Recognize the controls over recording journal entries at an entity
3. Identify the substantive procedures that should be used to obtain comfort while testing journal entries