An Internal Auditor Has Completed an Audit of an Organization's

question 57

Multiple Choice

An internal auditor has completed an audit of an organization's activities and is ready to issue a report. However, the client disagrees with the internal auditor's conclusions. The auditor should:

• A) Withhold the issuance of the audit report until agreement on the issues is obtained.
• B) Issue the audit report and state both the auditor and client positions and the reasons for the disagreement.
• C) Issue the audit report and omit the client's conclusion as it is not the opinion of the internal auditor.
• D) Perform additional work, with the client's concurrence, to resolve the areas of disagreement and delay the issuance of the report until agreement is reached.

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Definitions:

Tertiary Carbon

A carbon atom bonded to three other carbon atoms.

Secondary Carbon

A carbon atom that is attached to two other carbon atoms in an organic molecule.

Equatorial

Refers to the positions on a cyclic molecule that are more outwardly directed around the ring, often leading to reduced steric strain.

1,1,3-Trimethylcyclohexane

An organic compound consisting of a cyclohexane ring substituted with three methyl groups at the 1, 1, and 3 positions.