A Type of Positive Confirmation Known as a Blank Confirmation

question 69

Multiple Choice

A type of positive confirmation known as a blank confirmation

• A) requests the recipient to fill in the amount of the balance.
• B) is considered less reliable than the regular positive confirmation.
• C) generates as high a response rate as the regular positive confirmation form.
• D) is used when the auditor is confirming several small balances.

---

Definitions:

Backcountry Farmers

Farmers in the 18th and 19th centuries located in remote rural areas of the American colonies and the United States, often living on the frontier and practicing subsistence farming.

Benedict Arnold

An American military officer who served during the Revolutionary War before defecting to the British side, becoming synonymous with the term traitor.

War for Independence

The conflict between the Thirteen American Colonies and Great Britain from 1775 to 1783, resulting in the establishment of the United States of America.

American Southwest

A region in the United States defined by its arid and semi-arid climate, encompassing states such as Arizona, New Mexico, parts of California, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.