Question

Please help me with the following assignment and give me guidelines on how to go about it. Thank you!

Case 10-6 Care For Kids Inc. You are the senior manager or audit engagement partner on Care For Kids Inc., a not-for- profit organization that has a December 31 year-end. While performing year-end substantive procedures, the engagement team identified an error in the entity's year-end adjusting entries. Care For Kids Inc. had inadvertently not recorded an unrealized gain of $5 million in one of its many investment portfolios. The investments total approximately $200 million. Through inquiry of client management, the engagement team learned that the accounting department had not reviewed the broker's statement for this particular portfolio. The portfolio, which consisted of traded securities, had increased in market value by $5 million. Materiality for the audit was $10 million. As part of the audit, you must assess the operating effectiveness of controls related to the misstatement under audit standards established by the AICPA. Required: • What factors would you consider to determine if a deficiency, significant deficiency, or material weakness exists? • What additional information, if any, is needed to complete your assessment? What, if any, communications would you be required to make to those charged with governance?

Answer 1

There exists a deficiency on the part of management as to proper preparation of the financial statements.

Management should consider the changes that took place in the portfolio.

Inquiry from the outside party, and market analysis may be done.

The matter should be communicated with those charged with governance about the deficiencies in the internal control and they should be made aware of the same.