An Intimidation Threat Occurs When

question 68

Multiple Choice

An intimidation threat occurs when

• A) it is difficult to believe the actions of management because there is a suspicion of irregular activity with respect to the recording of transaction activity.
• B) the auditor suspects that fraud has occurred at the middle management level of the organization.
• C) the auditor has been working on a client engagement for many years and has trouble believing that management would deceive the auditors.
• D) a client threatens the firm or its staff with respect to the content of the financial statements or with respect to the conduct of the audit.

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