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Case Study on Double Ink Printers Ltd (DIPL)
Background Information
You are a senior manager with Stewart and Kathy and you have been approached to undertake
the audit of Double Ink Printers Ltd (DIPL). 2017DIPL print books, magazines and advertising
materials for the publishing, educational and advertising industries on a print-on-demand basis.
Printing on demand means that publishers can print the exact quantities ordered by retail
outlets, rather than estimating in advance how many books are required and often printing too
few or too many. The average printing turnaround time for DIPL is two business days for small
orders and five to ten business days for large orders. In addition, five
years ago, DIPL further expanded its earnin searchable-books’‘ethat could be downloaded direct
Purchase and Inventory
DIPL purchases 50% of its inventory requirements of paper, ink and binding materials from
Australian sources and 50% from Asian coun warehouse (whether it is purchased from Australia or Asia),
the accounts payable clerk, Bill
Jimmy, records the arrival of the inventory and also its value and quantity in the accounts
payable system. Inventory is paid for the relevant currency of the country from which it is
purchased. Raw materials have been valued at average cost and an allowance for inventory
obsolescence has existed in previous years to cover the estimated decline in value from the
effects of storage hazards. Work in progress is immaterial due to the quick turn- around time of
printing jobs. Any work in progress is assessed at the cost of raw materials and labour and
proportion of manufacturing overheads based on normal capacity. At year end, the warehouse
is closed from 28 to 30 June for stocktake, so sales must be invoiced in the system by close of
business on 27 June. The stock must have been sent to the customer (that is, it must either be
on track, ship or plane on its way to the customer, or it must already have
arrived at the customer; it must no longer b
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‘Print on Demand’receivables revenue and
Each time a publisher wants to add a book to publisher’s books in a digital format, ready
The digital library is backed up at the close of business every day, with the backup tapes
kept off site. Once the book is stored in the digital library, the publishers can order copies to
be printed as required.
When the publishers confirm the order, the accounting system automatically retrieves details
of the publisher’s credit record and stops a credit terms and limits. A printout of the transactions history of
the publishers is generated
and must be signed by both Helena Keng, the head of publishing, and Jane Roger, the head
of accounts at DIPL, before the order can continue, after the transaction history has been
signed and dated, accounts receivable staff file it.
If there are no credit problems with the order, it is processed and printed by casual staff in the
relevant warehouse, who then load the books onto pallets for shipping. When printing is
finished, the sales clerk, Brown Pall, prepares an invoice and dispatch docket and forwards them
to the accounts receivable department. The accounts receivable clerk Gay Chan, checks the
prices and arithmetic accuracy of the invoices and signs the invoice as evidence of her check.
Gay records the sales both the accounts receivables subsidiary ledger and the general
ledger and books are shipped to the publisher’s nominated destinat arrange pick up at the warehouse if
has its own distributors). The client accepts liability for
the goods when they are received in accordance with the purchase order, and signs the
dispatch docket as proof of delivery.
‘E-book’ Revenue
The proceeds from each e-book sale are paid to the publi
Proceeds are sent to publishers automatically upon download (the commission is withheld
by DIPL). Revenue from the commission is recognised when is withheld from payment to the
publishers.
DIPL also charge publishers an annual “sto keeping the e-book on DIPL’s website. Publishers are
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of a title occurs. As new books are downloaded on an ongoing basis, the storage fee is
invoiced at different times of the year. Revenue from storage fees has been recognised in
the month the fees are invoiced, notwithstanding the fact that the fees are charged 12
months in advance.
In September 2016, DIPL acquired Nuclear Publishing Ltd (NPL). The main rationale behind the
lay in the value of the copyright NPL held over a large range of specialised medical textbooks.
Although the potential print run for the textbook was not large, each textbook had a high profit
margin and had been used in universities across the world for many years. DIPL acquired the
business operation of NPL (not the shares), paying net assets (including the right to the
copyright). However, in June 2017 an article was published in a medical journal about
a new theory that could result in NPL’s med theory is valid, the textbooks are unlikely to be reprinted or
used as textbooks at universities
in the future, effectively making them unviable as e-books.
Cash Receipts
Some Payments from accounts receivables are received by cheque through the mail, and the
cashier, Judy Bones, record these in an inwards remittance register when the mail is opened.
She then banks the cheques and forwards the payment advices to Gay Chan for posting ton the
accounts receivable ledger. Most payments, however, are received by electronic funds
transfer (EFT). Each day, Judy downloaded t and provides a copy to Gary for posting. Judy then reconciles
the total of the batch postings
to accounts receivable to the amount banked for the day. The assistant accountant, Bobby
Fong, prepares a bank reconciliation at the end of each month.
Fixed Assets
Since DIPL’srporation,depreciationincoon assets has been calculated using the straight-line
method to allocate their cost over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
Printing presses up to 20 years
Other production equipment up to 15
years Other equipment up to 10 years
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Finance
During 2017, DIPL has entered into a 7.5 million loan from BDO Finance Ltd (BDO Finance).
The loan has debt covenant’s requiring DIPL debt to equity ratio of less than 1. Failure to maintain these
key financial ratios under the
specified benchmarks would result in BDO Finance having the right to recall the loan.
Appointment of New CEO and internal Audit
William Jackson was appointed the new chief executive officer (CEO) of DIPL in January 2017.
William has extensive experience in the printing business. The previous CEO, Rebecca Styles,
who is now semi- retired, will remain on the board as a non-executive director. A component
of William’s remuneration packagedDIPLachieving anisannuala perf growth of 10% in total revenue and
10% in recommendation, the board also established a new internal audit department headed up by
Cody Baines, an ex-audit manager with a Big Four audit firm and two other recently
qualified chartered accountants. Cody reports directly to the board.
New IT System
During 2017, DIPL decided to invest in a new IT system that would fully computerised and
integrate all the current accounting processes across the organisation, including integration
into the general ledger system.
Under extreme pressure from the board, the IT department at DIPL managed to get the new
accounting system installed in June, although IT manager, Andy Law, complained several
times about how the installation was handled. Andy claimed that excess pressure had been
placed on staff to get the system installed and that there was simply not enough staff to do
the proper reconciliation’s andr totestingyear-end. befo
Andy preliminary testing showed that some transactions conducted around year-end were not
being allocated to the correct period. The problem appeared to be the interface between
the new accounting system and one of the existing software systems. A software ‘ to be written to fix the
problem.
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Board year-end reporting discussions
As a board meeting held in June 2017, issues relating to the forthcoming year end were
discussed. William stated that he believed that the valuation of raw materials inventories at
average cost was no longer appropriate as the current cost of paper was substantially above
the average cost. Further, he argued that the allowance for obsolescence of inventory to
cover the estimated decline in value from the effects of storage hazards was necessary, as
such a loss was unlikely. William also stated that based on his experience in the printing
industry he believed that DIPL’s printing pre although he noted that another leading entity in the printing
industry adopted the policy of
depreciating its printing presses over a 20-year period on a straight-line basis, similar to
what DIPL had done in the past. After much discussion, the board resolved that the
allowance for obsolescence of inventory be written back and that raw materials be valued
based on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis. In addition, following a review of the e-book
facilities by internal audit, Cody recommended that in a report to the board that DIPL
change the method it used to account for its revenue from e-book publication to ensure
compliance with the applicable accounting standard. The board agreed that the revenue
from e-book would be recognised in accordance with the stage of completion of each
transaction (i.e. percentage of completion method).
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Double Ink Printers Ltd
Statement of Financial Position
Note 2015 2016 2017
(Unadjusted)
Current Assets
Cash 647250 517788 347120
Accounts Receivables 1 2482500 4320000 5073309
Inventories 2 2256188 2671362 4180500
Total 5385938 7509150 9600929
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant and
Equipment 3 7544062 8394750 15572062
Intangible Assets ——- ——- 975000
7544062 8394750 16547062
Total Assets 12930000 15903900 26147991
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable 1950000 3035250 3525000
Deferred revenue —- —- 697500
Interest-bearing liabilities 937500 862500 787500
Provisions 810000 1125000 1267500
Accruals 82500 97500 120000
Total 3780000 5120250 6397500
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Non-current Liabilities
Interest-bearing liabilities —- —- 7500000
Total Liabilities 3780000 5120250 13897500
Net Assets 9150000 10783650 12250491
Equity
Shareholders Fund 2250000 2250000 2250000
Retained Profits 6900000 8533650 10000491
Total Equity 9150000 10783650 12250491
Double Ink Printers Ltd
Income Statement
2015 2016 2017
Revenues
Revenue from Operations 34212000 37699500 43459500
Cost of Sales 28207500 31620000 36855000
Gross Profit 6004500 6079500 6604500
Allowance for inventory obsolescence written
back ——- ——- 155588
Commission Income 108000 123000 130500
E-book storage fees 667500 1027500 1417500
Income from operating activities 6780000 7230000 8308088
Expenses
Advertising 83725 115923 125778
Audit Fees 112500 127500 135000
Bad Debt 150000 195000 210000
Depreciation 249375 274312 472688
Discounts allowed 195000 285000 335500
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Legal Fees 74000 111500 137000
Foreign Exchange loss 38500 49750 —-
Rates 98500 106000 113500
Repairs and maintenance 224000 276500 306500
Salaries 1965000 2190000 2445000
Telecommunication costs 134750 141478 159785
Total expenses 3325350 3872963 4440751
Net income before interest and tax 3454650 3357037 3867337
Interest expense 84379 83663 808038
Profit before tax 3370271 3273374 3059299
Income tax 1011081 982012 87116
Profit after tax 2359190 2291362 2972183
Notes to the Financial Report
2015 2016 2017
(Unadjusted)
Account Receivable 2647500 453000 5313309
1 Allowance for doubtful debts -165000 -210000 -240000
2482500 243000 5073309
Inventory 2362500 2797238 4180500
2 Allowance for obsolescence -106312 -125876 ——
2256188 2671362 4180500
3 Property, Plant & Equipment
Land 2775000 3375000 3375000
Plant and Equipment 5250000 5775000 13425000
Accumulated Depreciation -480938 -755250 -1227938
7544062 8394750 15572062
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Required:
Question 1:
As part of your planning process, you are considering whether you will need to use the
services of an expert in the audit of Double Ink Printers Ltd (DIPL).
Required:
Based on the background information contained in the case, explain whether it will be
necessary to use the work of an expert in the audit of DIPL. (5 marks).
Question 2:
You are at the planning stage of the audit of Double Ink Printers Ltd (DIPL) for the year
ended 30 June 2017 and have been asked by the audit manager to assists determine the
materiality levels.
Required:
(a) Referring to the background information contained in the case, identify five factors that
would influence your determination of the preliminary figure for overall materiality for the
2017 audit of DIPL. (5 marks).
(b) Explain why the factors identified in (a) above are relevant to your calculation of the
preliminary figure for overall materiality. (5 marks).
(c) Describe how the factors identified in (a) above will influence your preliminary figure for
overall materiality in the audit planning process. (5 marks).
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The engagement partner has requested a meeting tomorrow to discuss audit plan for MTI She has requested several documents for that meeting. 1. A preliminary audit plan assessing internal control risk and providing preliminary judgment for detection risk. 2. A description of specific substantive procedures that could be conducted for the WIP inventory. You are required to justify the audit plan by referring to theoretical grounds learnt from this unit. Expected length: 2,500 words
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Statements of Auditing Standards 300(SASs) (2004) provide guidance in accounting and internal system controlsof risk,audit framework and assessing the internal control risk carried under the WIP inventory. Thepreliminary model of audit plans the assignment focuses at the risk inherent to the system and substantive procedures on the “Working in Progress” inventory .
The following case study addresses belowrequirements primarily with the audit plan;
1. InMTI office movement, bookkeeping standard was lost and issues like server crash.
2. Strategic approach to access and formulate guidance for the MIT and EI.
3. Suppliers sent sample programs that had been infected with a virus. No mechanism to detect and investigate.
4. Securedstrategies, legislative regulations for effective and economical use of resources.
5. Ensure dependability of data, records and information.
6. Safeguard MTI’s interests and assets from losses of all kinds, like fraud, irregularity or corruption and monitor the achievement based on (CAD/CAM) system .
SECTION 1: Preliminary Audit Plan, Assessing Internal Control Risk
The information security audit plan can be drafted as per the global standard of ISO 27001 which is Information Security and Management System (ISMS) and considers all aspects of the security to be implemented at an enterprise level. Thus, at a very high level MTI should have a robust information security policy to address a well-defined audit plan risk and control which is helpful in early detection of risk. So the structure as per the ISO 27001 auditing standard is a layered architecture for information security. For any organization to successfully implement Information Security Management there needs to be well defined policy in place to assign the accountability, in case an incident occurs. MTI sets a well-defined policy/ Plan in place for managing such incidents.
Policy: Layer 1 also known as policy layer. MTI’s policies mandate what must be done and standards tell you how to be compliant with policy(s). It mainly comprises of enterprise security policies. This is the most import layer as it lays down the entire enterprise framework, its scope, goals and purp
Standards: Layer 2 comprises of enterprise standards. MTI’s standards include the minimum requirements necessary to make compliant with policy with stringent measures documented in the standards.
Procedures: This layer sets the expectations on the usage of the above two layer. It can be briefly explained by Data Classification Procedure of MTI:
All data / Information do not have the same importance to a business. Few can be undeniably mission critical; while some will be of temporary values. Data is growing at a very high exponential manner. Thus, Data classification Procedure in MTI, defines the recovery, access and discovery characteristics of an enterprise to facilitate business objectives.
Guidelines:Setting of the guidelines is kept as a local responsibility of the concerned office Periodic revisions to this guideline will be published as is necessary and practicable.
The security layered architecture of MTI Security, ensures that the Information system can be managed in a substantial manner, providing a robust framework for all employees. This helps to set standards for data classification and protection that must be applied to all MTI data resources. All data must be classified to ensure that MTI information assets receive the right level of protection. As there are different data types (e.g., personnel data, project data, financial data, etc.), MTI data will require different levels of protection, depending on its sensitivity and criticality.
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