Auditing Liabilities, Including Long-Term Debt – Addressing the Risks of Completeness, Classification, and Disclosure

The completeness and proper classification of liabilities are the typical higher audit risks. The complexity of the debt financing arrangements may create a significant risk requiring special audit consideration. This module will discuss tips and techniques for auditing accounts payable, accrued expenses, and common long-term financing arrangements and related debt covenants.

Major Topics:

• Typical audit procedures related to accounts payable and accrued expenses, including the search for unrecorded liabilities
• Key controls related to liabilities
• Auditing long-term debt, including compliance with covenants
• Determining the proper classification of financing arrangements
• Proper form of noncompliance waiver letters
• Impact of noncompliance on disclosures