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Besides cash, I want to bring to your attention that our client’s Attractions, Buildings, and Equipment (ABE) balance may require additional audit work. There is a 7.73% difference between our expectation amount and the actual result reported in the 10-K. However, this is considered a significant difference and our team should inspect this particular account to ensure no misappropriation or mistakes are included. In addition, the difference between the balances from 2015 to 2016 is suggesting that Walt Disney is reflecting its ABE account in a positive light, but the amount is abnormally high so we must ensure that the financial statements are in conformity with GAAP and no misappropriation or errors are missed.
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Next, we can compare current trends of forex transactions with those of the previous years to determine their reasonableness. Our team can sample a few significant accounts with a higher risk of misstatement such as revenue, expenses or accounts receivable from the foreign subsidiary and check for the mathematical accuracy of documents and records. It can be also be used to verify the accuracy of the recording of transactions or of the application of accounting policies, for example by recalculating depreciation and accumulated depreciation of tangible assets.
Inspect the records related to foreign currency transactions
My final recommendation substantive procedures for the Walt Disney’s audit engagement is inspecting the records of foreign currency transactions and vouching back to the original documents for accuracy of the balances and details in vouchers and source documents on most significant accounts. As mentioned above, recalculating the significant accounts may provide sufficient evidences for the accuracy of the financial statements; however, the process is time-consuming and requires extra labor and efforts to perform. Therefore, I would like our team to also perform documents vouching and inspect the records to gather more audit evidences on a wider scope, which in this case are most significant accounts and any accounts that has higher risks of misstatement.
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