Sherrie, a member, performs various bookkeeping functions for her very small closely held clients including posting cash receipts and disbursements to the client's general ledger. The client provides Sherrie with copies of check stubs and deposit slips where the client has provided account codes that Sherrie merely records in the general ledger. In addition, on a monthly basis, Sherrie calculates adjusting journal entries for depreciation, amortization, and tax accruals and posts these entries to the client's general ledger. Which of the following statements is true regarding Sherrie's independence with regard to these bookkeeping clients?

a. Sherrie's posting of client coded cash receipts and disbursements does not impair independence.
b. Sherrie's posting of adjusting journal entries does not impair independence whether or not she discusses them withthe client because these are routine accounting entries that small clients do not understand.
c. Neither of the described functions would impair independence under any circumstances.
d. None of the above statements is true.

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Answer:

b. Sherrie's posting of adjusting journal entries does not impair independence whether or not she discusses them with the client because these are routine accounting entries that small clients do not understand.

Explanation:

This is likely the answer to the question asked about Sherrie's independence and the bookkeeping.

The statement which is true regarding Sherrie's independence with regard to these bookkeeping clients is:

  • B. Sherrie's posting of adjusting journal entries does not impair independence whether or not she discusses them with the client because these are routine accounting entries that small clients do not understand.

Based on the given question, we can see that Sherrie is a bookkeeper who does her job of posting cash receipts and making disbursements and also the check stubs and monthly adjusting of journals.

WIth this in mind, impaired independence has to do with the responsibility which a bookkeeper takes with regards of the records of the client and her posting of journal entries does not impair independence.

Therefore, the correct answer is option

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