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Gadgett Case

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Am hereby addressing you regarding the inclusion of the lawsuit in the year’s financial statement of the Gadget Inc. The pending litigation can be a significant potential liability to the company. The lack of disclosure of such liabilities has cause misunderstanding between the auditors, company CEOs, and the users of the financial statements. Auditors are supposed to access the suitability of the financial statement disclosures regarding the pending litigations. However, this is one of difficult tasks as the auditor’s efforts to do so depends upon receiving the information from company’s attorneys. The auditor therefore should seek the information from the company’s attorney before disclosing pending litigation as a liability in the company’ financial statement.
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The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct stipulates that in any professional performance, a member should maintain integrity and objectivity, shall be free of the conflicts of interest and shall not knowingly facts or subordinate his or her judgment to others (AICPA, 2014, ET Section 1.100.001.01).This prompts the CPAs to express their opinions about the reliability and integrity of company’s financial statement based upon their scrutiny and analysis of firm’s books and records. Therefore, Emiliano is allowed by capa code of conduct to voice her opinion in the matter regarding pending litigation being included in the financial statement of the company. To form their opinions concerning fairness to company’s financial condition, their judgment should consider the circumstances surrounding the company. This directs them to liaise with the relevant involved patties which includes the company’s attorney and the Managing committee of such

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