The Auditors' Report on the Entity's Financial Statements Included an Additional

question 72

Multiple Choice

The auditors' report on the entity's financial statements included an additional paragraph disclosing a difference of opinion between the auditors and the entity for which the auditors believed an adjustment to the financial statements should be made.The opinion paragraph of the auditors' report should express a(n)

• A) unmodified opinion.
• B) qualified opinion citing a departure from generally accepted accounting principles.
• C) qualified opinion citing a scope limitation and lack of specific evidence.
• D) disclaimer of opinion.

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Definitions:

Capitalized

Expenses or costs that are added to the value of an asset and expensed over time through depreciation or amortization, rather than immediately.

Perpetuity

An annuity that pays a fixed amount of money for an infinite amount of time.

Amortized

The process of gradually paying off a debt over time in regular installments of interest and principal sufficient to repay the loan fully by its maturity date.

Preferred Stock

A type of stock that typically pays fixed dividends and has priority over common stock in dividend payments and asset liquidation.