If a Prospective New Audit Client Does Not Allow the Auditor

question 14

Multiple Choice

If a prospective new audit client does not allow the auditor to contact its existing auditor,

• A) the auditor should contact the existing auditor anyway because it is the duty.
• B) the auditor should refuse to take on the prospective new client.
• C) the existing auditor should contact the new auditor to tell them all about the client.
• D) the auditor should respect the prospective client's right to privacy.

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Definitions:

Phosphine

A toxic, flammable gas composed of phosphorus and hydrogen, used as an insecticide and in various industrial processes.

Lewis Structure

Diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule.

Aniline

An organic compound with the formula C6H5NH2, used as a precursor to many industrial chemicals, particularly in dye manufacturing.

Aromatic Compound

Organic compounds that contain a planar unsaturated ring of atoms that exhibits a higher degree of stability due to resonance structures.