The external auditor’s responsibility regarding a Corporations Act financial statements audit is to: a.Provide absolute assurance that there are no material misstatements due to fraud or error in the financial report. b.Provide limited assurance that there are no misstatements due to fraud or error in the financial report. c.Provide absolute assurance that there are no misstatements due to fraud or error in the financial report. d.Provide reasonable assurance that there are no material misstatements due to fraud or error in the financial report. e.Provide reasonable assurance that there are no misstatements due to fraud or error in the financial report.
Question
The external auditor’s responsibility regarding a Corporations Act financial statements audit is to: a.Provide absolute assurance that there are no material misstatements due to fraud or error in the financial report. b.Provide limited assurance that there are no misstatements due to fraud or error in the financial report. c.Provide absolute assurance that there are no misstatements due to fraud or error in the financial report. d.Provide reasonable assurance that there are no material misstatements due to fraud or error in the financial report. e.Provide reasonable assurance that there are no misstatements due to fraud or error in the financial report.
Solution
The correct answer is d. Provide reasonable assurance that there are no material misstatements due to fraud or error in the financial report.
The role of an external auditor is not to provide absolute assurance, as it is impossible to examine every single transaction and event. Instead, they provide a high level of assurance, known as 'reasonable assurance', that the financial statements are free from material misstatements, whether caused by fraud or error. This is achieved through the use of sampling techniques and other audit procedures.
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