AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES CONNECT AC
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Author: MESSIER
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 19, Problem 19.31P
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To describe:The services that P may perform or may not perform.
- The services that may perform: As per the American Institute of certified public accountant code, the CPA should supervise the operation of the new system because the entity requests to set up a new system or covert the prior one into the new system. And the CPA should monitor the source document prepared by entity and also make changes in the IT generated data as the entity asks to involve the implementation of IT information in audit services.
- The services that may not be performed: As per American Institute of certified public accountant code, the services which CPA should not be performing are Counsel on the potential expansion of business activity plans, Search for interview of new personnel, Hiring, and Training personnel as there is no requirement of new personnel.
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