
EBK AUDITING+ASSURANCE SERVICES
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Author: ARENS
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Chapter 11, Problem 1RQ
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Identify the three broad objectives for internal control that an auditor uses during the audit of financial statement and internal control over financial reporting.
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An auditor uses three broad categories to ensure effective internal controls during the audit of financial statement and internal control over financial reporting, they are given as follows:
- To ensure reliability of reporting of financial and non-financial statements.
- To ensure effectiveness and efficiency in optimizing the use of firm’s scarce resources.
- To ensure firm’s comply with the rules and regulations states in Section 404 while issuing a report.
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