As an auditor, you run across some abnormalities in a company’s books. What you find, makes you a bit suspicious, by you do not see any reason that this would be fraud or embezzlement, they are just not following GAAS. You decide to issue an opinion letter – what should you do when issuing the opinion letter? Group of answer choices A. Issue a qualified opinion, which states that you see a specific error B.Issue an adverse opinion, where you point out that their financials are not created according to GAAS C. Report them immediately to the SEC D. Nothing, the letter should stand on it’s own

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Fraud

Fraud in accounting is the planned manipulation of financial documents to make a false appearance of corporate financial health. Moreover, it includes an employee, accountant, or the company itself misleading investors and shareholders.