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ANNUAL AUDIT CHECKLIST/WORKSHEET
Audit year:
(Audit is performed in the first quarter)
Items to be addressed:
- Verification of signatures and endorsements on checks.
- Reconcile the final bank statement to the checkbook.
| a. Beginning Checkbook Balance: |
01-01-0__ |
__________ |
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| b. Ending Checkbook Balance: |
12-31-0__ |
__________ |
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| c. Bank Balance |
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__________ |
| d. Outstanding Deposits |
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+ |
__________ |
| e. Outstanding Checks |
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- |
__________ |
| f. Outstanding WC withdrawals |
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- |
__________ |
| g. Formula: {c + d - e - f =
b} |
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__________ |
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- Match a random selection of receipts to disbursements.
- Verify the WC AIP account, money market, CD and savings accounts. Check
the posting of income or loss.
| Beginning Balance |
__________ |
__________ |
__________ |
__________ |
| Ending Balance |
__________ |
__________ |
__________ |
__________ |
| Income of <Loss> |
__________ |
__________ |
__________ |
__________ |
- Verify a random selection of offering envelopes to weekly/monthly journal entries. Look at least one week per quarter.
- Match total weekly/monthly contribution to the deposit slip to the bank
statement.
- Verify World Church contributions to bank statement debits by the World
Church.
- Verify a selection of budget items to actual expenses to those line
items.
Total Proposed Budget _______________
Total Years Expenses _______________
If there is a line item that is over budget, check to see if there is a
satisfactory explanation for the disbursements.
- Review the congregational conference minutes to make sure the wishes of
the congregation have been honored in the budget.
Signature(s): ____________________________ _______________________________
Date: __________
Auditors must decide on a reasonable number
of items to verify. Every entry does not need verification.
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