Auditors Are Concerned with the Existence of Loss Contingencies That

question 57

Essay

Auditors are concerned with the existence of loss contingencies that may affect the client's financial statements.One way that the auditors obtain evidence about existing loss contingencies is through the lawyer's letter.
a.Describe the information that the auditors wish to obtain about the litigation being handled by a lawyer.
b.Describe three other procedures that are used by auditors to discover existing loss contingencies.

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