Which of the Following Statements Regarding Auditors Is FALSE

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding auditors is FALSE?

• A)Most auditors have a longstanding relationship with their audit clients;this extended relationship and the auditors' desire to keep the lucrative auditing fees makes auditors less willing to challenge management.
• B)Most accounting firms have developed large and extremely profitable consulting divisions.Obviously,if an audit team refuses to accommodate a request by a client's management,that client will be less likely to choose the accounting firm's consulting division for its next consulting contract.
• C)Auditing firms are supposed to ensure that a company's financial statements accurately reflect the financial state of the firm.
• D)In the post Sarbanes-Oxley world,accounting firms are no longer allowed to offer both audit and non-audit services to the same firm.

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Definitions:

Economic Life

The duration during which an asset remains useful and productive for its intended purpose.

Capital Lease

A lease classified as a financial transaction where the lessee essentially buys an asset and finances it over time.

Straight-Line Method

A depreciation method that allocates an equal amount of the depreciable cost of an asset to each year of the asset's useful life.

Capital Lease

An agreement that grants the lessee the right to use an asset for a long period, typically seen as a purchase by the lessee for accounting purposes.