CPA · Question 22 · Area III: Performing Procedures
An auditor is testing the completeness assertion for accounts payable of a nonissuer. Which of the following procedures would provide the MOST reliable evidence?
Answer options:
Vouching a sample of recorded accounts payable to vendor invoices.
Selecting a sample of cash disbursements made after year-end and examining the supporting documentation to determine if the liability existed at year-end.
Confirming accounts payable with a sample of vendors selected from the year-end accounts payable listing.
Recalculating the mathematical accuracy of the accounts payable subsidiary ledger.
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