PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION
AUDIT PROGRAM
   Audit Focus
   (Area/Account):
              Accounts Payable
   Account Description:
              Trade Payables are present obligation of the Corporation arising from past
                event, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of resources.
                This account consists of unpaid charges and purchases from suppliers of
                items for sale of the following PITC business units such as Government
                Procurements, Exports.
   Risk Statement/s:
              There may be balances of payables that do no longer exist.
              Not all unpaid balances of the suppliers and contractors are included.
              Payables may not be correctly valued in conformity with PFRS.
              To confirm whether the entity does have a right over these accounts and that
                third parties do not have claims over such assets.
              Payables may not be properly presented and adequately disclosed in the
                financial statements in conformity with PFRS.
   Audit Objectives:
              To ascertain that the recorded payables represent the obligations of PITC for
                  actual goods and services delivered by the suppliers/contractors.
              To ascertain that all obligations to suppliers/contractors are completely and
                  accurately recorded.
              To confirm whether amounts reported in the books represent the amount at
                  which the accounts payable are actually collectible.
              To determine that payees are valid claimants.
              To determine whether obligations for goods and services are paid when due.
              To ascertain that payables are properly presented and adequately disclosed
                  in the financial statements.
                                                                    Man-days
 Assertion/s              Audit Procedures               WP                             Person
                                                         Ref   Estimated     Actual   Responsible
Completeness,     Agree/reconcile the account payable
Valuation         ledger   balances     to  accounts
                  payable    control   account   and
                  schedule of sub-accounts.
Valuation,        Perform a review of accounts
Presentation      payable sub-ledgers for any unusual
and Disclosure    items,   i.e.,  significant   debit
                  balances, and other unexpected
                  amounts.
Existence,        Vouch/trace significant balances to
Completeness,     source
Valuation         documents/contracts/accounts
                  payable vouchers.
Compliance        Check the due dates/payment terms
                  and identifies overdue accounts;
                  verify causes of non-payment and
                  determine the effect of non-
                  compliance with the terms.
Validity          Identify long outstanding balances
                  without claims on file and consider
                  the reversal/adjustment of the
                  balances to retained earnings.
Validity          Verify    and     check    whether
                  adjustments/reversion made during
                  the period      are   proper   and
                  authorized.
Existence,        Verify year-end accruals and check
Validity          the reasonableness of amounts and
                  occurrence of accrued expenses.
Existence,        Send confirmation requests to major
Completeness,     creditors and or verify subsequent
Valuation         period payments and investigate
                  any discrepancies in balances.
Existence,        Trace     the   unpaid/outstanding
Completeness,     balances as at subsequent period
Valuation         payment date to source documents
                  and determine the validity of
                  payables.
Existence,        Perform cutoff tests for goods and
Completeness,     services received to ensure that
Rights      and   transactions     are      completely
obligations       recorded in the correct period.
Completeness,     Search for unrecorded payables
Valuation         from goods/services received from
                  suppliers/contractors    few     days
                  before and few days after the
                  balance sheet date.
Presentation      Check whether payables are
and Disclosure    properly presented and adequately
                  disclosed     in     the     financial
                  statements.
                  Prepare       Audit      Observation
                  Memorandum (AOM).
Prepared by:                          Reviewed by:         Approved by:
FRANCES KAYE B. ANTONIO
State Auditing Examiner II
   Audit Team Member