What Is the Primary Role of External Auditing in Multinational

question 57

Multiple Choice

What is the primary role of external auditing in multinational corporations?

• A)preparing the annual report to corporate shareholders
• B)designing a working system of internal accounting controls
• C)assuring that financial statement information is high quality
• D)selecting independent members for the board of directors

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Definitions:

Common Stock

A form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security representing an ownership share in a company.

Paid in Excess

Funds that are received by a company over and above the par value of its stock; typically recorded as part of the additional paid-in capital on the balance sheet.

Retained Earnings

Profits that a company keeps or retains rather than distributing to shareholders as dividends, often used for reinvestment.

Stock Split

A corporate action in which a company divides its existing shares into multiple shares to boost the liquidity of the shares, although the market capitalization remains the same.