In the First Audit of a New Client, an Auditor

question 561

Multiple Choice

In the first audit of a new client, an auditor was able to extend auditing procedures to gather sufficient evidence about consistency. Under these circumstances, the auditor should:

• A) Not report on the client's income statement.
• B) Not refer to consistency in the auditor's report.
• C) State that the consistency standard does not apply.
• D) State that the accounting principles have been applied consistently.

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