Among the Reasons Why Users Demand an Audit of Financial

question 13

Multiple Choice

Among the reasons why users demand an audit of financial statements, what is the problem of competing incentives?

• A)The company has a reason to disclose information in a way that presents it in favorable light.
• B)Financial statement users lack accounting and legal knowledge to understand accounting and disclosure choices.
• C)Financial statement users to not have access to the company under review and thus face difficulty in determining whether the statements are fair.
• D)Financial statement users need reliable information in order to make decisions that have real consequences.

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