Question

Which of the following is a true statement about an auditor’s responsibility regarding consideration of fraud in a financial statement audit?
A. The auditor should consider the client’s internal control and plan and perform the audit to provide absolute assurance of detecting all material mis-statements.
B.The auditor should assess the risk that errors may cause the financial statements to contain any mis-statements and determine whether the necessary controls are prescribed and are being followed satisfactorily.
C.The auditor should consider the types of mis-statements that could occur and perform tests on 100% of the information subject to misstatement.
D.The auditor should assess the risks of material mis-statement due to fraud.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. The auditor should assess the risks of material mis-statement due to fraud.

Explanation:

At the time of auditor visit in a company the financial statement represent that the company has done the fraud in this scenario, the auditor should analyze the material misstatement risk that is done for fraud

Therefore in the given case, the option D is correct as the auditor responsibility is that he or she should analyze the risk with respect to the false statements presented in the financial statement