Analysis of Inherent Risk in Control of Goods Sold Account and Inventory Account

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Answer 1....................................................................................................................................1
Answer 2....................................................................................................................................2
Answer 3....................................................................................................................................3
Answer 4....................................................................................................................................3
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Answer 1
Analysis of Inherent risk in Control of Goods Sold Account and Likelihood of Misstatement -
Expenses of offers are recorded when no deal exists or they are not recorded when deals exist
or they are recorded at the mistaken sum or they are recorded in the inaccurate period or they
are erroneously arranged. Stock records incorporate stock that was sold to clients and not
recorded as expense of offers. Stock expressed in the general record does not accommodate
to the stock records and additionally the compromise contains invalid things. The alteration
for lower of expense or market expressed in the general record does not accommodate to the
estimation and additionally contains numerical blunders. Obsolete, slow moving, or excess
inventory exists but no adjustment is recorded against inventory and as a component of cost
of sales.
If we see the inventory turnover ratio it is showing a declining trend that means the inventory
are being inflated as the average inventory is coming up and up. As there is no adjustment in
the inventory write down expense on account of obsolesce and the accountant is not
recognising inventory losses. So whenever cost of goods sold is calculated opening and
closing inventory will always be wrong. The account balance will always have high chances
of misstatement as inventory losses are not recognise. Also, the proposed Cost of good sold
entry is sometimes not taken as per the system but by the approval of two accountant which is
also risky in manipulating the cost of goods sold. There will be high chances of misstatement.
Fraud for Cost of Goods Sold Account – Sales can be booked with a margin of 100% also as
adjustment to cost of goods sold account is in the hands of two accountant. So, this manual

control can lead to accountant to put zero cost of goods sold and book a 100% margin on
sales. It will lead to more profit.
Analysis of Inherent risk in Inventory Account and Likelihood of Misstatement - Stock and
records payable are recorded at the wrong sum. Stock expressed in the general record does
not accommodate to the stock records and additionally the compromise contains invalid
things. Stock has been sold that is expelled from the records at off base sums. Stock records
incorporate stock that isn't in a saleable condition. The substance utilizes wrong standard
expenses in esteeming its stock, including erroneously ascertaining the assignment of work
and overhead.
If we see the inventory account its net realisable value will always come wrong as the entity
failed to recognise the movement in inventory. If we see the Debt/Assets ratio, it is showing a
declining trend that means, it means to say that debt is decreasing or assets are increasing.
But that is totally incorrect, the decline in the ratio is because of the valuation assertion of
inventory, which is inflated all the time. Chances of misstatement are very high.
Fraud for inventory account- As the chief accountant and CEO are in very good terms, there
can be chances of the inventory being inflated. The chief accountant can adjust the inventory
with the help of the other accountant, because there will be pressure from the CEO. Also, as it
has been seen past year inventory write off has not been made till so all the ratio calculated
are also incorrect. (Syed Mustapha Nazri, Zolkaflil & Omar, 2019) (Srivastava, Das &
Pattanayak, 2019)
Answer 2
For Cost of Goods Sold – There is a control that cost of goods sold can be adjusted after the
approval of the two accountants. These controls will be able to detect fraud, if anybody is
adjusting the COGS that is generated from the system than he should have to take the
approval of the accounts. So, any changes in the COGS, there exists a preventive control.
For Inventory – There is a control that monthly inventory reports are prepared. This report
contains the inventory date wise. These controls are a corrective control. This control will
help in detecting about the inventory which I obsolete or slow moving or it is a non-moving
inventory, so accordingly the valuation part will be done. If there are so many obsolete