Allbirds Company Info
Management's Process
Auditor's Process
Internal Controls
Accounting Fun Facts
100

Main Allbirds Product

Shoes

100

The definition of asset groups

Unit of account for long-lived assets

100

Auditor must always have . . .

professional skepticism 

100

Were MW's identified

No

100

Assets Equal

Liabilities + Stockholders Equity 

200

Allbirds Creation Date

2016

200

Main risk of triggering events

The failure to identify when a triggering event has taken place

200

Substantive Approach #1 for auditing estimates

Test the company's process to develop estimate

200

Main thing to look for when auditing internal controls

Look for consistency

200

Professor Bartula's favorite fish

COD fish

300

Specific type of corporation that Allbirds is

Public Benefit Corporation

300

Potential Triggering Event (at least 1)

Decline in market price, Change in condition, Early disposal 

300

Substantive Approach #2 for auditing estimates

Develop auditor's own expectation & compare

300

Tests of Internal Controls over financial reporting (at least 1)

  • Walkthrough of Internal Controls

  • Inquiry and Observation

  • Examination of Documentation

  • Policies and Procedures

300

Professor Tarrant's favorite singer 

Whitney Houston 

400

Allbirds Focus

Minimizing their carbon footprint

400

Biggest Risk when it comes to inputs

Market growth rates

400

Substantive Approach #3 for auditing estimates

Evaluate subsequent events/transactions

400

A must for Management's control environment

Approach from an estimates perspective

400

Our team name

Accrual World

500

Their shoes are made of this material

Merino Wool

500

Leads to impairment

Fair Value < Net Book Value

500

Auditors solution to communication problems

Get all parties on the same call 

500

Considerations from 10-K Notes on Internal Control (at least 2)

  • Future Risk of Weaknesses

  • Impact: Financial Reporting

  • Consequences: Ineffective Controls

  • Regulatory Risks

500

The PCAOB Assertions (all of them)

Completeness, Existence/Occurrence, Cutoff, Accuracy/Allocation/Valuation, Obligations/Rights