What Is One of the Primary Differences Between a Financial

question 34

Multiple Choice

What is one of the primary differences between a Financial Statement auditor and a Forensic Accountant?

• A) Financial statement auditors are likely to follow leads suggested by immaterial items whereas Forensic Accountants often must restrict their efforts to searching for material misstatements.
• B) Forensic Accountants are likely to follow leads suggested by immaterial items whereas financial statement auditors often must restrict their efforts to searching for material misstatements.
• C) Forensic Accountants must focus on specific legal areas that produce fraud charges under the courts of law whereas financial statement auditors focus their attention on the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• D) Forensic Accountants are likely to ask individuals to fix discrepancies found in financial statements whereas financial statement auditors will fail a corporations financial statement certification, therefore having repercussions with the SEC.

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