{"id":55475,"date":"2018-11-06t12:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-06t17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=55475"},"modified":"2018-11-06t19:30:53","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07t00:30:53","slug":"field-auditors-need-portable-scanners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2018\/11\/06\/field-auditors-need-portable-scanners\/","title":{"rendered":"today’s three essential audit tools"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"auditwithout them, you’re still in the stone age.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

by roman h. kepczyk<\/i>
\nquantum of paperless<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

the advent of today\u2019s audit \u201cdocument container\u201d applications has transitioned every aspect of audit production into a digital format.<\/p>\n

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the key to successfully using these engagement applications is to make sure your personnel have the optimal equipment with them to work digitally. this includes:<\/p>\n

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  1. multiple monitors,<\/li>\n
  2. image capture equipment and<\/li>\n
  3. remote communications capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    firms have experienced how dual monitors improved overall productivity within the office and it is time for auditors to take that advantage into the field as well. according to the cpafma 2017 paperless benchmark survey, 62 percent of firms were already carrying a second monitor in the field and it is expected that this percentage will increase as accountants also use their tablets as an additional screen.<\/p>\n

    as the tax department upgrades to triple or dual oversize monitors, older flat-panel monitors are available for the audit team to take into the field or preferably portable units are purchased such as lenovo\u2019s lt1421, asus mb169b+ and hp\u2019s u160 and elitedisplays. firms should always pilot a mobile monitor before buying in volume as firms that purchased budget monitors in the past found them to have inadequate brightness options, be too bulky to transport and have poor screen clarity.<\/p>\n

    while it is preferable to have clients transfer files electronically to the firm, a number of supporting documents are not available to the auditor until they are onsite and meeting with the client. for those documents that are only in a physical format, the audit team should have access to a portable scanner that can capture images at a speed of at least 10 pages per minute. traditionally, firms have standardized on the fujitsu scansnap ix series, which have been cost-effective and portable. one problem is that the scansnap has not been \u201ctwain\u201d compliant. twain capabilities allow a scanned image to be edited as a document rather than as an image and today\u2019s audit binder tools can import twain documents directly into the index. this has led a shift to firms either buying the more expensive fujitsu fi series scanners or to other portable scanners such as the canon dr series that are twain-compliant.<\/p>\n

    finally, it is critical that firms provide internet connectivity to all audit team members so that they can<\/p>\n