Audit Documentation Often Includes a Client-Prepared, Aged Trial Balance of Accounts

question 16

Multiple Choice

Audit documentation often includes a client-prepared, aged trial balance of accounts receivable as of the balance sheet date. The audit team uses this aging primarily to:

• A)evaluate internal control over credit sales.
• B)test the accuracy of recorded charge sales.
• C)estimate credit losses.
• D)verify the existence of the recorded receivables.

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