The following audit procedures are included in the audit program for the audit of the financial statements of Golden State Overnight Express:
1. Select a sample of acquisitions from the acquisitions journal and perform the following:
a. Vouch the transaction to the voucher package that includes the matched receiving report, purchase order, and vendor invoice.
b. Verify that the purchase order was approved by an authorized purchasing agent.
c. Verify that the electronic initials of an accounts payable clerk are present in the file, indicating that the documents have been appropriately matched and that amounts on the vendor invoice were verified.
d. Recalculate the invoice amount and compare the dollar amounts per the invoice to the amount recorded in the acquisitions journal.
e. Examine whether the transaction was recorded to the correct vendor in the ac-counts payable master file.
f. Determine whether the transaction was recorded in the correct month, based on when the goods were received and the terms of the transaction.
g. Review the chart of accounts to determine if the transaction was charged to the ap-propriate general ledger account.
