Chartered Accountant in Practise
1678 Points
Joined December 2009
Step 1: Stop issues from stores or start your audit when there are no/low transactions (not peak period)
Step 2: Take print out of closing stock of all items from Computer Software if maintained by management or manual Stock Register or else take sheets of white paper and write down every item (if 100% PSV) or random item selected by you. Follow ABC analysis if Random Stock verification i.e., high Value, moderate value and low value items should be selected in manner 70-20-10 repectively.
Step 3: If any issues are made during your PSV, reconcile with Closing stock in Stock Register (computerized or manual)