2021
DOI: 10.2308/issues-2020-037
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Wealthy Watches Inc.: The Substantive Testing of Accounts Receivable in the Evolving Audit Environment

Abstract: Substantive testing of accounts receivable through confirmations is an established and required audit procedure. However, the technology used to perform portions of this work is evolving. This case exposes students to the testing of accounts receivable while introducing them to audit-related technologies (such as Interactive Data Extraction and Analysis (IDEA) software and robotic process automation (RPA)) used in practice. In this case, students 1) evaluate a client-provided data file, 2) select a sample of c… Show more

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“…One way in which they have fused theoretical and practical concepts is by exploring major events in the profession as a lens for scrutinizing auditor performance (McKenna et al 2023;Pope 2023;Wald 2023). Another method is to utilize technological tools in classroom activities (Cunningham and Stein 2018;Andiola et al 2022). Finally, educators have incorporated examples of professional auditing activities into classroom learning exercises (Hanes et al 2014;Andiola et al 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…One way in which they have fused theoretical and practical concepts is by exploring major events in the profession as a lens for scrutinizing auditor performance (McKenna et al 2023;Pope 2023;Wald 2023). Another method is to utilize technological tools in classroom activities (Cunningham and Stein 2018;Andiola et al 2022). Finally, educators have incorporated examples of professional auditing activities into classroom learning exercises (Hanes et al 2014;Andiola et al 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…By identifying outliers in a client's daily revenue reports, students can improve upon traditional sampling analysis by identifying specific observations for testing. Wealthy Watches (Andiola et al 2022) leverages multiple technology tools as part of its audit testing procedures. First, students use the Interactive Data Extraction and Analysis (IDEA) data analysis tool to prepare a sample for accounts receivable testing.…”
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confidence: 99%