Loose-leaf For Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach
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ISBN: 9781260687637
Author: William F Messier Jr, Steven M Glover Associate Professor, Douglas F Prawitt Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21, Problem 21.30P
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Internal control is a procedure designed by a company, to ensure whether the company’s financial or operational process is done according to the company’s regulations/policies and helps to make operations more efficient and effective. Many companies provide the financial statement to the lenders, investors, and suppliers along with the CPA report. The financial statements include three services audit, review and compilation.
To describe: The differences between compilation, review, and audit engagement and include the level of assurance provided by each one
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