...Case 13-9 ZOU’s Fencing Controls ZOU Fencing Inc. (ZOU Fencing or the Company) is a public company in the United States that files quarterly and annual reports with the SEC. ZOU Fencing has five manufacturing facilities located in Missouri and produces and provides chain-link fencing to customers throughout the Midwest (Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Iowa) via rail car. ZOU Fencing sells chain-link fencing to customers under free on board (FOB) shipping point terms. Therefore, revenue is recorded when goods are shipped from the respective warehouse. ZOU Fencing currently uses a sophisticated warehouse management system (the Warehouse K-Series System), which allows the Company to (1) record sales upon shipment of goods out of the warehouse, (2) automatically price fence sales on the basis of standard pricing tables, and (3) generate multiple reports for the evaluation of ZOU Fencing’s operations. Engagement Team Note: Materiality was determined to be $5 million. At year-end, the engagement team evaluated the internal controls related to revenue. This evaluation was done through inquiries of appropriate personnel and consideration of the results of other audit procedures including: (1) updating the risk assessment procedures (including the understanding of internal control) and substantive procedures, (2) considering the result of the entity’s monitoring of controls (or our testing of the entity’s monitoring of controls), and (3) obtaining an update...
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...Case 21: ZOU's Fencing Controls Handout 1 Page 1 ZOU Fencing Inc. (Case 13-9 handout) Account Scoping and Risk Assessment Account Balance and Disclosure: Revenue Class of Transaction: Recording Sales Risk #1 All orders shipped are not recorded as revenue. Completeness. No. No. Control #1: Sales are automatically recorded and invoices are automatically generated upon the release of the order in the Warehouse K-Series System. Orders are not released until the goods have been confirmed for shipping in the system (which occurs when the goods are scanned as they are loaded in the shipping area). No. Identification of risk of misstatement ("what could go wrong") Relevant assertion Significant risk? Risk of material misstatement because of fraud? Control activity that addresses risk of misstatement Does the control rely on information produced by the entity (or IPE)? If yes, list relevant information N/A Will we obtain audit evidence of the accuracy and completeness of information produced by the entity by testing controls or by performing procedures directly on the information? Is the control automated? Relevant application system (if we are testing information produced by the entity through tests of controls or the control is automated) Yes. Warehouse K System, which is subject to IT controls performed by management and tested within the IT controls workpaper. On the basis of the following factors, we concluded that the control is appropriately designed to address the stated...
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