1 Statements Answer When CPAS are associated with 1. the CPAS' services and believe that the accountants are acting as auditors. a possibility exists that the client may misinterpret the extent of Under the Securities Act of 1933, initial purchasers of securities may sue the auditors for misleading audited 2. financial statements and need not prove that they relied on the financial statements. The burden of proof is on the auditors to prove that they were in the performance of their work. 3. Unwritten law that has developed through court decisions is referred to as 4. When damage to another is directly attributable to a wrongdoer's act, is said to exist. of financial statements involves the performance of limited investigative procedures that provide A 5. a basis for the expression of limited assurance that there are no material departures from generally accepted accounting principles.

1 Statements Answer When CPAS are associated with 1. the CPAS' services and believe that the accountants are acting as auditors. a possibility exists that the client may misinterpret the extent of Under the Securities Act of 1933, initial purchasers of securities may sue the auditors for misleading audited 2. financial statements and need not prove that they relied on the financial statements. The burden of proof is on the auditors to prove that they were in the performance of their work. 3. Unwritten law that has developed through court decisions is referred to as 4. When damage to another is directly attributable to a wrongdoer's act, is said to exist. of financial statements involves the performance of limited investigative procedures that provide A 5. a basis for the expression of limited assurance that there are no material departures from generally accepted accounting principles.

Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337619455

Author:Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg

Publisher:Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg

Chapter13: Auditing Debt, Equity, And Long-term Liabilities Requiring Management Estimates

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