Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach (Irwin Accounting)
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ISBN: 9780077732509
Author: William F Messier Jr, Steven M. Glover Associate Professor, Douglas F. Prawitt Associate Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.16MCQ
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Concept Introduction:Successor auditor is the auditor new appointed in place of the previous auditor or predecessor. The successor auditor must communicate with the predecessor to gain the knowledge of the business and reason of change of auditor.
To choose: The purpose of specific enquiries made by successor auditor to the predecessor.
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Chapter 3 Solutions
Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach (Irwin Accounting)
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