Answer:
1. When searching for unrecorded liabilities, the auditors consider transactions recorded <u>after</u> year end.
<em>Auditors consider transactions recorded after year end to determine if it was supposed to be recorded in the current period. </em>
2. Accounts payable <u>confirmation</u> can be mailed to vendors from whom substantial purchases have been made.
<em>As a way to keep a document trail, creditors from whom substantial goods were bought from can be mailed a confirmation. </em>
3. To gain overall assurance as to the reasonableness of accounts payable, the auditor may consider <u>ratios</u>.
<em>Ratios such as the Payables turnover can be used to evaluate the reasonableness of Accounts payable. </em>
4. When auditors find unrecorded liabilities, before adjusting they must consider <u>materiality</u>.
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They must consider if the adjustment is material or significant enough to record. </em>
5 Auditiors need to consider <u>shipping terms</u> terms for determining ownership and whether a liability should be recorded.
<em>Shipping terms need to be considered because they can tell who owns goods in transit and therefore if a liability is needed for them. Shipping terms such as FOB Shipping point mean that the business incurs the liability as soon as the seller ships the goods. </em>