Substantive Procedure For Noncurrent Assets
Substantive Procedure For Noncurrent Assets
Obtain noncurrent assets register, cast to insure arithmetical accuracy and agree the
total to amount included in draft financial statement, trial balance/general ledger.
2. Inspect assets usage and condition to identify any sign of impairment. Verifies
valuation.
3. Obtain a breakdown of repair and maintenance cost, to identify any expenditure of
capital nature and ensure it has been included in financial statement rather than
statement of profit or loss.
4. Select a sample of assets from register and inspect its supplier invoice, registration
documents and title deeds to verify its ownership. Verifies rights and obligation.
5. Select a sample of assets physically visible at premises of p co and inspect noncurrent
register to ensure it has been recorded appropriately. Verifies completeness.
6. Select a sample of assets from noncurrent assets register and carry out physical
inspection at premises of p co to verify existence.
1. Agree the revalued amount to revaluation statement provided by independent valuer and to
amount included in financial statement.
2. Recalculate the revaluation adjustment made and agree to the amount included in
revaluation surplus recorded under other comprehensive income.
3. Recalculate the deprecation charge for the revalued assets and ensure it is based on the
current revalued amount.
4. Review the revaluation report and consider the other assets falling under the same category
have been revalued and is in accordance to IAS 16 PPE.
5. Consider the competency and capability of valuator by enquiry their professional
qualification, membership of professional body and any past experience of valuing such type
of assets.
1. Review the capital expenditure budget for next few years and ensure the expected useful life
of an assets aligns with companies plan to replace the assets.
2. Consider the profit/loss on disposal of noncurrent assets to assess the reasonableness of
depreciation policy. (if there is reasonable depreciation policy then there should not be
significant profit/loss during the disposal of assets.)
3. Recalculate the depreciation charge for revalued assets to ensure it on based on the revalued
carrying amount.
4. Compare the depreciation policy, rate and method to other company having similar assets to
evaluate its reasonableness.
5. Inspect the disclosure of depreciation policy, rate and method on the draft financial statement
and compare with prior year to ensure its consistency.
1. Obtain a schedule of addition, cast the list and agree the total cost to suppliers invoice.
Ensure the recorded cost include cash amount paid plus trade in allowance.
2. Physically inspect the sample of addition and confirm the registration number of vehicles
agrees with the record on noncurrent assets registration.
3. Inspect the noncurrent assets registration to confirm 20 new vehicles were added and 20
old were removed.
4. Obtain the schedule of disposal, cast the list and agree that the total have been removed
from non current assets register.
5. Select a sample of disposal and agree the proceed to supporting document documents
such as sundry sales invoice.
6. Recalculate the accumulate depreciation for disposed off assets and ensure it has been
removed from accumulate depreciation carry forward.
7. Recalculate the profit or loss for the disposal and agree to the figure recorded on trial
balance or to the statement of profit or loss.
8. Recalculate the depreciation charge for the year and ensure it is based on the cost of old
vehicle till 31 dec 20x5 and after the period it is based on the cost of new assets.