The Provision of Internal Audit Services to an Audit Client

question 41

Multiple Choice

The provision of internal audit services to an audit client may place at risk which of the following ethical attributes?

• A) confidentiality
• B) independence
• C) competence and due care
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Metadata

Data that are automatically recorded by electronic devices on their hard drives and that provide information about who created a file and when, and who accessed, modified, or transmitted it. Metadata can be described as “data about data.”

Electronically

Refers to processes or transactions conducted via digital means or using electronic devices.

Peremptory Challenge

A legal provision allowing attorneys to reject a certain number of potential jurors without stating a reason.

Potential Jurors

Individuals who have been selected for possible inclusion in a jury for a trial, from which the final jurors will be chosen.