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As the engagement Senior, you are responsible for completing the audit of the revenue cycle for Best City, a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services.
Best City (BC) is headquartered in Richmond, VA with over 450 retail outlets across the Eastern and Midwestern United States. The Company operates retail stores and successful websites under the brand names Best City and BC (www.BestCity.com and www.BC.com). Total sales for the fiscal year ending 12/31/16 were $5.4 billion; $4.3 billion were generated by its retail stores, while $1.1 billion were generated by its e-commerce websites.
Unfortunately, as part of year-end cut-off testing, you notice a few potential red flags for fraud within some of the website sales transactions that you believe should be reported to the audit manager and partner.
REQUIRED: Please briefly discuss any red flags for fraud within the following documents (including the type of fraud scheme suggested by each red flag).
NOTE: Assume no sales tax is charged for online sales.
Best City, Inc.
8945 Main Street
Uniform Bill of Lading (Domestic)
Shipper No. 315AD
Date: 12/29/2016
Document No. 264889
Richmond, VA
FOB Destination
23126
TO: Peter Venable
Vehicle #7
Carrier Name
(2 day deliv.)
Old Dominion
264 Mason Street; Columbia, SC 29201
Quantity Shipped
2
Phillips 25 inch LCD Monitor
Weight 6.2 lbs
Rate
$1.53 per lb
Charge
$9.49
1
HP EliteBook 1040 Laptop
15.6 lbs
$1.53 per lb
$23.87
Total $33.36
Best City, Inc.
8945 Main Street
Uniform Bill of Lading (Domestic)
Shipper No. 389RB
Date: 12/29/2016
Document No. 264891
Richmond, VA
FOB Destination
23126
TO: Chris Perry
Vehicle #8
Carrier Name
(2 day deliv.)
Old Dominion
174 Salem Way; Fairfax, VA 22031
Quantity Shipped 1
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720 Printer
Weight 5.3 lbs
Rate
$1.52 per lb
Charge
$8.06
Total $8.06
Best City, Inc.
8945 Main Street
Uniform Bill of Lading (Domestic)
Shipper No. 392RB
Date: 12/30/2016
Document No. 264893
Richmond, VA
FOB Shipping Point
23126
TO: Sylvia Creel
Vehicle #9
Carrier Name
(2 day deliv.)
Old Dominion
7387 Tristram Drive; Pfafftown, NC 27040
Quantity Shipped 2
Dell Inspiron 17.3 inch Laptop
Weight 9 lbs
Rate
$1.51 per lb
Charge
$13.59
1
55 inch LG TV
34 lbs
$1.51 per lb
$51.34
Total $64.93
Best City, Inc.
8945 Main Street
Uniform Bill of Lading (Domestic)
Shipper No. 318AD
Date: 1/5/2017
Document No. 264921
Richmond, VA
FOB Destination
23126
TO: Scott Ziegler
Vehicle #6
Carrier Name
(2 day deliv.)
Old Dominion
381 Amazon Way; Athens, GA 41040
Quantity Shipped
1
MacBook Pro 15.4 inch
Weight 13 lbs
Rate
$1.55 per lb
Charge
$20.15
1
65 inch Sony TV
43 lbs
$1.55 per lb
$66.65
1
Garmin DriveSmart 61 LMT
1.4 lbs
$1.55 per lb
$2.17
1
HP OfficeJet Pro 8710
5.2 lbs
$1.55 per lb
$8.06
Total $97.03
Best City, Inc.
8945 Main Street
Charge Sales Invoice (Domestic)
Credit Terms n/30
Date: 12/31/2016
Document No. 318519
Richmond, VA
23126
Customer ID: VENAB0012
Bill of Lading
Name: Peter Venable
No. 264889
Quantity Shipped
2
Phillips 25 inch LCD Monitor
Unit Price 371.00
Discounts
0.00
Extension
$742.00
1
HP EliteBook 1040 Laptop
1,239.00
0.00
$1,239.00
Total $1,981.00
Best City, Inc.
8945 Main Street
Charge Sales Invoice (Domestic)
Credit Terms n/30
Date: 12/31/2016
Document No. 318522
Richmond, VA
23126
Customer ID: PERRY1433
Bill of Lading
Name: Chris Perry
No. 264891
Quantity Shipped
1
HP OfficeJet Pro 8720 Printer
Unit
Price
285.00
Discounts
0.00
Extension
$285.00
Total $285.00
Best City, Inc.
8945 Main Street
Charge Sales Invoice (Domestic)
Credit Terms n/60
Date: 12/31/2016
Document No. 318548
Richmond, VA
23126
Customer ID: CREEL7291
Bill of Lading
Name: Sylvia Creel
No. 264893
Quantity Shipped
2
Dell Inspiron 17.3 inch Laptop
Unit
Price 1,324.00
Unit
Discount
264.80
Extension
$2,118.40
1
55 inch LG TV
862.00
172.40
$689.60
Total $2,808.00
Best City, Inc.
8945 Main Street
Charge Sales Invoice (Domestic)
Credit Terms n/60
Date: 12/31/2016
Document No. 318525
Richmond, VA
23126
Customer ID: ZIEGL0005
Bill of Lading
Name: Scott Ziegler
Quantity Shipped
1
Macbook Pro 15.4 inch
Unit Price 1,460.00
Discounts
0.00
Extension
$1,460.00
1
65 inch Sony TV
1,980.00
0.00
$1,980.00
1
Garmin DriveStart 61 LMT
212.00
0.00
$212.00
1
HP OfficeJet Pro 8710
147.00
0.00
$147.00
Total $3,799.00
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