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Capital assets <br />Payables <br />Obtain rollforwards of capital asset activity. Agree beginning <br />balances to prior year audited amounts and ending balances to <br />general ledger control accounts. <br />Obtain a detailed listing of additions and agree to the <br />rollforward. Test individually significant items by tracing to <br />approved invoices. <br />Compare capital outlay expenditures to capital asset additions <br />for reasonableness. If considered necessary, perform a search <br />for unrecorded capital assets to audit completeness. <br />Agree approved capital items from board minutes to additions <br />listing. <br />Obtain a detailed listing of disposals and agree to the <br />rollforward. Determine whether any proceeds on the sale of <br />such assets has been reported appropriately in the financial <br />statements. <br />Obtain depreciation schedules and test the accuracy of <br />calculation based on the selected depreciation method and <br />useful life. <br />Test the accounting for and disclosure of amounts acquired <br />through capital leases or installment purchase agreements. <br />Test the allocation of depreciation expense by function. <br />Inquire about timing of physical inventory observations, the <br />existence of idle assets, and whether remaining useful lives are <br />still appropriate. <br />Inquire about the existence of intangible assets such as usage <br />or access rights. <br />Consider whether amounts remain on construction contracts <br />related to construction in progress for disclosure in the notes to <br />the financial statements. <br />Obtain a detailed listing of the composition of general ledger <br />control accounts and compare to year-end account balances. <br />Perform a completeness test by selecting certain subsequent <br />disbursements, reviewing the invoice for information on the <br />accounting period involved, and determining whether the <br />amount is properly included or excluded from year-end <br />accounts payable. <br />Trace fiduciary liabilities to subsequent disbursements or <br />detailed subledgers of amounts held by individual/entity. <br />Determine whether any amounts are being held in agency <br />funds that represent funds of the primary government which <br />should be accounted for in the respective funds. <br />