Question

To help identify threats to independence, generally accepted government auditing standards establish a conceptual framework that requires auditors to identify, evaluate, and apply safeguards to appropriately address threats to independence.
a) true
b) false

Answer 1

Answer:

a) true

Explanation:

To address threats to independence the standard dictates to gather several experts and elaborate a framework to identify, evaluate, and apply safeguards. Independence in mind and independence in appearance is a must in this conceptual framework, helping auditors to accomplish this.