Audit Risk Is the Risk That an Entity's Internal Control

question 20

True/False

Audit risk is the risk that an entity's internal control system will not prevent or detect material misstatements.

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Definitions:

Exempt Employee

An employee who is exempt from overtime pay and minimum wage requirements, typically based on their job duties and salary level.

FLSA

The Fair Labor Standards Act, a US labor law that sets out minimum wage, overtime pay eligibility, recordkeeping, and child labor standards for full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments.

Exempt Workers

Employees not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), often not eligible for overtime pay due to their job type.

Promissory Estoppel

A legal principle preventing a party from retracting a promise which the other party has reasonably relied upon to their detriment.