You Are Engaged in the Audit of Bordon Corporation,whose Records

question 20

Essay

You are engaged in the audit of Bordon Corporation,whose records have not previously been audited by your firm.The company has an independent transfer agent,as well as a registrar for its capital stock.The transfer agent maintains the record of stockholders,while the registrar checks that there is no overissue of stock.Both the transfer agent and registrar are required to validate stock certificates. One of the seniors on the audit proposes that confirmations be obtained from both the transfer agent and registrar regarding the outstanding stock balance at the balance sheet date.If the confirmations agree with the books,then he proposes that no additional work is to be performed on the capital stock account. REQUIRED: Do you agree or disagree that this will be sufficient? If yes,give the justification for your position.If no,state specifically all additional steps you would take and why you would take them.

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Definitions:

Vertical Analysis

A technique for evaluating financial statement data that expresses each item within a financial statement as a percentage of a base amount.

Net Income

The net income of a business following the subtraction of all costs and taxes from its revenue.

Net Sales

The revenue a company earns from goods sold or services provided after returns, allowances for damaged goods, and discounts are subtracted.

Cost Of Goods Sold

The direct costs attributable to the production of the goods sold by a company, including the cost of the materials and labor directly involved in creating the product.