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Chapter 9-1
Chapter 9-2 Accounting Information Systems, 1st Edition
Expenditures Processes and Controls-Purchases
Chapter 9-3
1. An introduction to expenditures processes
2. Purchasing processes and the related risks and controls
3. Purchase return processes and the related risks and controls
4. Cash disbursement processes and the related risks and controls
5. An overview of IT systems of expenditure and cash disbursement processes that enhance the efficiency of expenditures processes
6. Computer-based matching of purchasing documents and the related risks and controls
7. Evaluated receipt settlement systems and the related risks and controls
8. E-business and electronic data interchange (EDI) systems and the related risks and controls
9. E-payables systems
10. Procurement cards
11. Ethical issues related to expenditures processes
12. Corporate governance in expenditures processes
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When a purchase occurs, the information resulting from that purchase must flow into
the purchase recording systems,
the accounts payable and cash disbursement systems, and
the inventory tracking systems.
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Transaction Processing Systems (TPS)
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Exhibit 9-1 Expenditures Processes withinthe Overall System
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Exhibit 9-2Comparison of the Revenue and Expenditures Processes
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Common expenditures processes include:
Prepare a purchase requisition and/or purchase order.
Notify vendor (supplier) of goods or services needed.
Receive goods or services.
Record the payable.
Pay the resulting invoice.
Update the records affected, such as accounts payable, cash, inventory, and expenses.
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Terminology
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Purchase Requisition
Purchase Order
Purchases Journal
Blind Purchase Order
Bill of Lading
Packing Slip
Receiving Report
Receiving Log
Cutoff
Accounts Payable Subsidiary Ledger
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Exhibit 9-2Purchasing Process Map
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Exhibit 9-2Purchasing Process Map
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Exhibit 9-2Purchasing Process Map
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Common procedures associated with the revenue process:
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Authorization of transactions
Segregation of duties
Adequate records and documents
Security of assets and documents
Independent checks and reconciliation
Cost-benefit considerations
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Characteristics indicating risk with purchasing processes:1. Goods received difficult to differentiate, count, or
inspect.
2. High volumes of goods are received, or goods are of high value.
3. Inventory pricing arrangements are complex or based on estimates.
4. Frequent changes occur in purchase prices or vendors.
5. Company depends on one or few key vendors.
6. Receiving and/or record keeping are performed at multiple locations.
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Within the purchasing processes, which of the following is the first document prepared and thereby the one that triggers the remaining purchasing processes?
a. The invoice
b. The receiving report
c. The purchase order
d. The purchase requisition
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Personnel who work in the receiving area should complete all of the following processes except
a. counting the goods received.
b. inspecting goods received for damage.
c. preparing a receiving report.
d. preparing an invoice.
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Which of the given departments will immediately adjust the vendor account for each purchase transaction so that the company will know the correct amount owed to the vendor?
a. Purchasing
b. Receiving
c. Accounts payable
d. Shipping
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Reasons for Returns:
1. Goods received are unacceptable: Quantity or quality discrepancies
Damage or defects
Errors in the type of goods delivered or ordered
Discrepancies in the terms of the purchase
Timing issues
2. Changes in the company’s needs.
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Exhibit 9-9Purchase Returns Process Map
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Exhibit 9-9Purchase Returns Process Map
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Exhibit 9-9Purchase Returns Process Map
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Specific controls over the purchase returns process:
Authorization of transactions
Segregation of duties
Adequate records and documents
Security of assets and documents
Independent checks and reconciliation
Cost-benefit considerations
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The document prepared when purchased items are returned is a(n)
a. debit memo.
b. invoice.
c. receiving report.
d. sales journal.
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Cash disbursements process must be designed to ensure that the company appropriately processes payments to satisfy its accounts payable when they are due.
Terminology:
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Cash management
Remittance advice
Cash disbursements journal
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Exhibit 9-14Cash Disbursement Process Map
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Exhibit 9-14Cash Disbursement Process Map
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Exhibit 9-14Cash Disbursement Process Map
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Specific controls over the cash receipts process:
Authorization of transactions
Segregation of duties
Adequate records and documents
Security of assets and documents
Independent checks and reconciliation
Cost-benefit considerations
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Which of the following controls is not normally performed in the accounts payable department?
a. The vendor’s invoice is matched with the related receiving report.
b. Vendor invoices are selected for payment.
c. Asset and expense accounts to be recorded are assigned.
d. Unused purchase orders and receiving reports are accounted for.
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In a system of proper internal controls, the same employee should not be allowed to
a. sign checks and cancel the supporting voucher package.
b. receive goods and prepare the related receiving report.
c. prepare voucher packages and sign checks.
d. initiate purchase requisitions and inspect goods received.
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Within accounts payable, to ensure that each voucher is submitted and paid only once, each invoice approved to be paid should be
a. supported by a receiving report.
b. stamped “paid” by the check signer.
c. prenumbered and accounted for.
d. approved for authorized purchases.
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Three-Way Match - matching of a purchase order to the related receiving report and invoice.
Time consuming and expensive.
Business Process Reengineering (BPR) to improve efficiency and effectiveness. IT systems include:
Computer-based matching and checking of purchasing documents
Evaluated receipt settlement (ERS)
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Exhibit 8-17 is a system flowchart of a generic version of revenue system withsome paper documents.
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Exhibit 9-19Document Matching to Approve and Pay for Purchases
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Automated matching - software matches an invoice to its related purchase order and receiving report.
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Advantages reduce time, costs, errors, and duplicate
payments in invoice processing.
Risks system errors unauthorized access, fraud, and inadequate backup of
files.
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Security and Confidentiality Risks
Processing Integrity Risks
Availability Risks
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Prior to 2000, some companies, began implementing invoice-less matching systems for purchasing and paying vendors.
Evaluated receipt settlement (ERS) - receipt of goods is carefully evaluated and, if it matches the purchase order, settlement of the obligation occurs through this system.
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Security and Confidentiality Risks
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Which of the following IT systems is designed to avoid the document matching process and is an “invoiceless” system?
a. Computer-based matching system
b. Electronic data interchange
c. Evaluated receipt settlement
d. Microsoft Dynamics GP®
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E-Business and Electronic Data E-Business and Electronic Data InterchangeInterchangeE-Business and Electronic Data E-Business and Electronic Data InterchangeInterchange
Exhibit 8-18EDI Using a Third-Party Network
Value Added
Networks (VANs)
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Exhibit 9-20E-Business and EDI Risks and Controls
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Input controls such as field check, validity check, limit check, and reasonableness check are useful in IT systems of purchasing processes to lessen which of the following risks?
a. Unauthorized access
b. Invalid data entered by vendors
c. Repudiation of purchase transactions
d. Virus and worm attacks
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Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP)
Takes advantage of the connectivity of the Internet to electronically send invoices or payments.
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Procurement cards
Called p-cards
Credit cards that organization gives to certain employees to make designated purchases.
Normally not used to purchase raw materials or products
Used for small-dollar-amount purchases.
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It is important to establish internal control policies and IT controls to help prevent or detect such fraud, ethical lapses, or errors.
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It is important to establish internal control policies and IT controls to help prevent or detect
fraud,
ethical lapses, or
errors.
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Which of the following is most likely to be effective in deterring fraud by upper level managers?
a. Internal controls
b. An enforced code of ethics
c. Matching documents prior to payment
d. Segregating custody of inventory from inventory record keeping
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Corporate governance policies should incorporate the four areas of
management oversight,
internal controls,
financial stewardship, and
ethical behavior.
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