Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 7CYBK
To determine
Audit firm litigation:
An audit firm may face litigations for its failure in an audit engagement. Most of the audit litigations occur at the time of failure of business or detection of company frauds by the third party.
To choose: The false statement.
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Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)
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