Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337619455
Author: Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 4RQSC
To determine
Introduction: It is about the qualitative aspects of material judgments by the auditor.
To describe: SEC is worried about the auditor’s skills to understand the qualitative aspects of material judgments. It is to be explained and to list out some factors pertaining to this.
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Professional judgment should not be used in allocating the preliminary estimate to the accounts.
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Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)
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