EBK AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES: A SY
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Concept Introduction:An analytical procedure is a part of audit procedure that evaluates the financial statement by comparing the financial data with the non-financial data.A substantive audit procedure helps to identify the shreds of evidence related to a particular transaction, or it helps to collect the reasonable evidence for a specific assertion. .
To describe: The substantive
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