Workpapers and Documents Client Should Furnish
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MANY OF THE FOLLOWING HAVE ALREADY BEEN FURNISHED. WE NOW HAVE COPIES
OF:
- BANK STATEMENTS
- CANCELED CHECKS
- DEPOSIT SLIPS
- CHECK REGISTERS
- VOIDED CHECKS
In order to have an e
fficient, reliable and
professional examination of the client records the client should furnish the
following items that are pertinent to this engagement.
- Copies of the monthly check register for each month of the period under
examination. The check register should cover all transactions for each month,
the intake sequence and should include all trust account transactions. All
transactions mean any transaction clearing the bank account and any
transaction that would be defined as being subject to the IOLTA rules of
professional ethics.
- The copy of the bank statements along with canceled checks (copy of front
and copy of back) and copies of deposit slips.
- If any checks were voided during the period under examination, then the
client should furnish a copy of the voided check. If no copy of
voided check is available the client should furnish a detailed explanation of
the events surrounding the missing check. (As a pre-cautionary measure one
must consider whether additional audit procedures should be applied regarding
the voided checks. Furthermore, the client should be instructed on the
procedures to use for voiding checks.)
- A copy of receipt book maintained by the client personnel should be
furnished.
- The copy of the general ledger in full detail for the current period
should be furnished. Furthermore the detail should show balance
forwards/opening balances for the current period under examination. If the
client software does not report opening balances for the period, then full
detail should furnished previous period.
- The client should furnish a listing disclosing all personnel responsible
for receiving or disbursing the trust fund money.
- Furnish a floppy disk, or email the Quick books file
for both the previous, and the current period under examination.
The full file, without culling prior period data,
is preferred.