Balance-Related Audit Objectives

question 126

Multiple Choice

Balance-related audit objectives

• A) are never applied to income statement accounts.
• B) are designed to detect fraud.
• C) provide a framework to help the auditor accumulate sufficient appropriate evidence related to account balances.
• D) can have only one specific-related audit objectives.

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