Which of the Following Is a True Statement Regarding Documentation

question 217

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a true statement regarding documentation requirements for analytical procedures?

• A) When an analytical procedure is used as the principal substantive test of a significant financial statement assertion, the auditor is required to document the reasons analytical procedures were performed instead of tests of details.
• B) When an analytical procedure is used as the principal substantive test of a significant financial statement assertion, the auditor is required to document his or her expectation and management's concurrence with that expectation.
• C) When an analytical procedure is used during the overall review stage of the audit, the auditor is required to document the auditor's expectation and any additional procedures performed to investigate significant unexplained differences.
• D) When an analytical procedure is used as the principal substantive test of a significant financial statement assertion, the auditor is required to document both the auditor's expectation and the factors considered in developing that expectation.

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