Auditors Are Required to Perform Certain Procedures in Every Audit

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Essay

Auditors are required to perform certain procedures in every audit to address the risk of management override of internal controls. What are these procedures?

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Definitions:

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Risk-neutral

A risk preference situation where an individual or entity does not prefer risk but also does not avoid it, valuing potential gains and losses equally.

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A characteristic of preferring to avoid loss over making a gain, typically by selecting the option with the smallest possible risk.

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