Under Common Law,which of the Following Statements Most Accurately Reflects

question 30

Multiple Choice

Under common law,which of the following statements most accurately reflects the liability of a CPA who fraudulently gives an opinion on an audit of a client's financial statements?

• A)The CPA is liable only to third parties in privity of contract with the CPA.
• B)The CPA is liable only to known users of the financial statements.
• C)The CPA probably is liable to any person who suffered a loss as a result of the fraud.
• D)The CPA probably is liable to the client even if the client was aware of the fraud and did not rely on the opinion.

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Definitions:

Biogeochemical Cycle

Process by which matter cycles from the living world to the nonliving, physical environment and back again (e.g., the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, and the phosphorus cycle).

Photochemical Smog

A type of air pollution created by the reaction of sunlight with pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere.

Carbon Cycle

The biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged among the biosphere, pedosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the Earth.

Respiration

The metabolic processes by which an organism obtains energy (in the form of ATP) by absorbing oxygen and releasing waste products.