
Understanding Business
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ISBN: 9781259929434
Author: William Nickels
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Explain the circumstances under which an auditor should perform
audit tests primarily designed to uncover fraud in the payroll and personnel cycle. List
three
fraud the procedure is meant to uncover.
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