The Auditor's Responsibility with Respect to Events Occurring Between the Balance

question 72

Multiple Choice

The auditor's responsibility with respect to events occurring between the balance sheet date and the end of the audit examination is best expressed by which of the following statements?

• A) The auditor is fully responsible for events occurring in the subsequent period and should extend all detailed procedures through the last day of fieldwork.
• B) The auditor is responsible for determining that a proper cutoff has been made and performing a general review of events occurring in the subsequent period.
• C) The auditor's responsibility is to determine that a proper cutoff has been made and that transactions recorded on or before the balance sheet date actually occurred.
• D) The auditor has no responsibility for events occurring in the subsequent period unless these events affect transactions recorded on or before the balance sheet date.

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