What is your conclusion about the financial statements if the audit findings are not corrected by Westmoreland management before you issue the audit report?

The following items were discovered during the December 31, 2019, audit of the financial statements of Westmoreland Corporation:
1. The company’s financial statements did not include an accrual for bonuses earned by senior management in 2019 but payable in March 2020. The aggregate bonus amount was $125,000.
2. Equipment originally costing $725,000 that was fully depreciated with a remaining
residual value of $60,000 was sold for $85,000 on December 29, 2019. The purchaser
agreed to pay for the equipment by January 15, 2020.
3. Based on close examination of the client’s aged accounts receivable trial balance and correspondence files with customers, the auditor determined that management’s allowance for bad debts is overstated by $44,000.
4. Expenses totaling $52,000 associated with the maintenance of equipment were nap-propriately debited to the equipment account.
5. Marketing expenses of $43,000 were incorrectly classified as cost of goods sold.
6. The company received new computer equipment on January 3, 2020, that had been
ordered and shipped F.O.B. shipping point to Westmoreland on December 27, 2019.
No entry has been recorded for this purchase, which was financed by a long-term
note payable due in full June 30, 2021.
a. Prepare an Unadjusted Misstatement Audit Schedule using the following format (see
Figure 24-6 on page 799 as an example):
Possible Misstatement – Overstatement (Understatement)
Total
Amount
Current
Assets
Noncurrent
Assets
Current
Liabilities
Noncurrent
Liabilities
Income
Before Tax
b. Balance sheet and income statement materiality for the audit of Westmoreland financial statements is $75,000. What is your conclusion about the financial statements if the audit findings are not corrected by Westmoreland management before you issue
the audit report?

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