The Primary Concern in Measuring Materiality When a Client Has

question 74

Multiple Choice

The primary concern in measuring materiality when a client has failed to follow an accounting standard is usually:

• A) whether it can materially affect some future period.
• B) the total dollar error in the accounts involved, compared with some base.
• C) the nature of the item in error.
• D) measurability of the dollar error.

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