Which of the following is one of the changes in the Revised ISA 700 on audit reporting? a. the audit opinion will now become more like a guarantee on the fairness of the financial statements b. all of the above c. the opinion is required to be presented first, unless law or regulation may prescribe alternate presentation d. the auditor’s responsibility paragraph include a statement that the auditor will now proactively search for fraud

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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.