belongs to book: AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES | A Systematic Approach|William F.Messier, Steven M.Glover, Douglas F. Prawitt|10th Edition| Chapter number:16| Question number:16.5
Why are analytical procedures of limited use in the audit of the cash balance?
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- Because of the residual nature of cash, it does not have a predictable relationship to other financial statement accounts.
- As a result, the auditor's use of analytical procedures for auditing cash is limited to comparisons with prior years' cash balances and to budgeted amounts.
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