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Introduction: Auditing is a systematic process wherein the auditor investigates the financial statements, data, information and other records to determine whether the financial statements show the true and fair position of the firm or not.
To explain: Audit evidence
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Introduction: Audit evidence refers to evidences collected by the auditor and his team through various sources which support the fact that the information provided by the client in the financial statements is true and all the rules and regulations have been complied with.
To explain: Relation of audit evidence with the assertions and audit report.
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Introduction: Evaluation of audit evidence includes verifying the evidences and checking if they support the assertions or not.
To explain: Characteristics of an audit evidence that an auditor should be concerned about while evaluating audit evidences.
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