MOST likely to be performed before the balance sheet date? a. Determine the date of the Letter of Representations b. Make a legal determination whether fraud has occurred. c. Search for unrecorded liabilities. d. Confirmation of

MOST likely to be performed before the balance sheet date? a. Determine the date of the Letter of Representations b. Make a legal determination whether fraud has occurred. c. Search for unrecorded liabilities. d. Confirmation of

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Fraud

Fraud in accounting is the planned manipulation of financial documents to make a false appearance of corporate financial health. Moreover, it includes an employee, accountant, or the company itself misleading investors and shareholders.

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Which of the following procedures is MOST likely to be performed before the balance sheet date?

Determine the date of the Letter of Representations

Make a legal determination whether fraud has occurred.

Search for unrecorded liabilities.

Confirmation of receivables.

Updating the predecessor's audit report date.

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