You Are Auditing Twinkles Ltd Which Runs a Chain of Jewellery

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Essay

You are auditing Twinkles Ltd which runs a chain of jewellery shops and you are responsible for the audit of inventory. Counting and indentifying the items of jewellery is not a difficulty but verifying the value of the inventory is a major planning issue. How would you gather sufficient appropriate evidence to validate the value of inventories in this case?

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Definitions:

Breach of Contract

The failure to perform as stated or agreed upon in a contract.

Agency

A legal and business relationship in which one party, the agent, is authorized to act on behalf of another party, the principal, in transactions with third parties.

Principal

In finance, refers to the original sum of money borrowed in a loan, or put into an investment, not including the interest. In a second context, it can refer to the primary party involved in a transaction or the main individual in a business.

Relationship

The way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.