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Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following is not true about the major differences in the scope of audit
responsibilities for CPAS, GAO auditors, IRS agents, and internal auditors?
CPAS perform audits of financial statements of private and public companies
(A)
prepared in accordance with U.S. or international auditing standards.
GAO auditors perform compliance or operational audits in order to assure the
B government of the expenditure of public funds in accordance with its directives and
the law.
IRS agents perform compliance audits to enforce the federal tax laws as defined by
the government, interpreted by the courts, and regulated by the IRS.
Internal auditors perform compliance or operational audits in order to assure
management or the board of directors that controls and policies are properly and
consistently developed, applied, and evaluated.
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