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 3.26P
a.
To determine
Introduction: Prior to accepting any audit engagement, an auditor shall make certain enquiries from the predecessor auditor. Predecessor auditor is the one who conducts the audit of the client prior to the current engagement.
To obtain: The information from predecessor auditor prior to accepting the engagement.
b.
To determine
Introduction:
To state: Audit procedures for evaluating acceptance of client.
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