An Audit Is

question 178

Multiple Choice

An audit is

• A) performed by the firm's private bookkeepers.
• B) not necessary if the firm used generally accepted bookkeeping procedures.
• C) required by many bankers and lenders who are trying to validate a firm's accounting statements.
• D) a waste of the firm's resources.
• E) a guarantee that a firm hasn't "cooked" the books.

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