What are specific audit objectives?  Explain their relationship to the general audit objectives. Identify the management assertion and general balance-related audit objective for the specific balance-related audit objective: All recorded fixed assets exist at the balance sheet date. Identify the management assertion and presentation and disclosure-related audit objective for the specific presentation and disclosure-related audit objective:

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Audit Procedures

Audit Procedures are methods and techniques performed by the auditor to determine the quality of financial information of clients, thereby expressing an opinion on true & fair view of financial statements and entity position. They are identified and applied at the planning stage of audit after determining audit objectives, scope, approach, and risk assessment.