AUDITING+ASSURANCE SERVICES-ACCESS
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Author: Elder
Publisher: PEARSON
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Give opinions regarding the positive and negative effects of the increased litigation on CPA’s and on society.
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- The most imperative positive effects are the increased quality control by CPA firms that is probably to consequence from actual and potential lawsuits and the capability of injured parties to receive compensation for their damages.
- Negative effects are the energy needed to defend meritless cases and the destructive effect on the public’s picture of the profession. Legal liability might also increase the cost of audits to society, by resulting CPA firms to raise the evidence accumulated.
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