Principles of Auditing & Other Assurance Services (Irwin Accounting)
20th Edition
ISBN: 9780077729141
Author: Ray Whittington, Kurt Pany
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Explain the difference between the audit rules of public and non-public companies with respect to the independence of a CPA.
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- Which of the following is not part of audit evidence? Information gathered by the auditors from stock exchange Information contained in the accounting records Confirmation from third parties Audit firm quality control procedure for client acceptance and continuationarrow_forwardWhich one of the following is NOT a duty of the auditor? Duty to report on any violation of law Duty to report to the members Duty to report to the company’s bankers Duty to sign the audit reportarrow_forwardWhat is the auditor’s responsibility for obtaining anunderstanding of internal control? How does that responsibility differ for audits of publicand nonpublic companies?arrow_forward
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