EBK AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES: A SY
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Chapter 7, Problem 7.24MCQ
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Financial Reporting Risks means chances are there that auditor may fail to detect any error or fraud which might affect the decisions of potential stakeholders if known. It means that financial statements might be materially incorrect even thought audit report shows that financial statements are free from material misstatement.
Entity Level Controls are internal controls for understanding the risks of an organization and to make sure that information is complete, accurate and reliable and operations are carried out in an effective manner. Here entity refers to the company as a whole.
To describe: Financial Reporting risks and entity level controls and management’s reliance.
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