Auditing & Assurance Services 6th Edition by Timothy Louwers

Exercise 17

Which of the following internal control activities will most likely prevent the concealment of a cash shortage by improperly writing off a trade account receivable?
A) Write-offs must be approved by a responsible officer after review of credit department recommendations and supporting evidence.
B) Write-offs must be supported by an aging schedule showing that only receivables overdue several months have been written off.
C) Write-offs must be approved by the cashier who is in a position to know whether the receivables have, in fact, been collected.
D) Write-offs must be authorized by company field sales employees who are in a position to determine customers' financial standing