Describe the Audit Procedures Typically Used to Test for Out-Of-Period

question 143

Essay

Describe the audit procedures typically used to test for out-of-period liabilities (also referred to as the search for unrecorded accounts payable).

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Definitions:

ESOs

Employee Stock Options; the right granted to employees to buy a set amount of company shares at a fixed price.

Job Leaving

This refers to the act of an employee voluntarily terminating their employment with a company.

American Call Option

An option contract that allows the holder to buy an asset at a specific price before or at the expiration of the option.

Expiration Date

In finance, it typically refers to the last day on which options or futures contracts are valid.