To Determine Whether Any Accounts Receivable Are Pledged or Assigned

question 48

Multiple Choice

To determine whether any accounts receivable are pledged or assigned to others,the auditor would most likely perform which of the following procedures?

• A)Examine subsequent collections.
• B)Test a sample of transactions to the general ledger.
• C)Review loan agreements and board of directors' meeting minutes.
• D)Derive an independent estimate of the allowance and compare it to pledged assets.

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