Confirmations of Receivables You Are the Auditor of Maple Bank for the Year

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Essay

Confirmations of receivables
You are the auditor of Maple Bank for the year 2012.Maple has a large number of customers with consumer loan accounts.The loan accounts have balances averaging $800 in a homogeneous population and the customers usually pay close attention to their balances.
Your preliminary assessment of internal control over the loan area is that control risk is low and results of tests of controls support that assessment.Inherent risk is deemed to be lower as well.
Discuss the confirmation process and the types of confirmations that may be used for the audit of Maple Bank.Which confirmation type would you select for Maple and why?

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