An Example Where an Auditor Might Be Found to Fail

question 24

True/False

An example where an auditor might be found to fail to obtain sufficient and appropriate evidence for a sample of expense items being tested would include the auditor failing to determine whether the sample expenses were recorded in the correct period and in the correct general ledger accounts.

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Definitions:

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