Auditing And Assurance Services
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ISBN: 9780134897431
Author: ARENS, Alvin A.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 26.1MCQ
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Identify the number of years the audit documentation must be retained.
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According to the PCAOB Auditing Standard 3 on audit documentation, the complete audit documentation must be assembled 45 days after the report release date. What does this standard say about whether documentation can be added or deleted after the documentation completion date or whether documentation can be added after the document completion date?
60 days after the date of the auditor's report is ordinarily an appropriate time limit within which to complete the assembly of the final audit file.
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