The Most Common Case in Which Conditions Beyond the Client's

question 34

Multiple Choice

The most common case in which conditions beyond the client's and auditor's control cause a scope restriction in an engagement is when the

• A) auditor is not appointed until after the client's year-end.
• B) client won't allow the auditor to confirm receivables for fear of offending its customers.
• C) auditor doesn't have enough staff to satisfactorily audit all of the client's foreign subsidiaries.
• D) client is going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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