Question

If the financial statements include an income statement and a balance sheet but exclude the statement of cash flows, the auditors Group of answer choices should issue a qualified opinion because the missing statement of cash flows constitutes a scope limitation. can issue an unqualified report. should issue a qualified opinion due to the departure from GAAP. should include the statement of cash flows, modify the report, and issue an unqualified opinion.

Answer 1

Answer:

The auditor should issue a qualified report for the departure from generally accepted accounting principles.

Explanation:

A qualified opinion can be understood as the statement given by an auditor in conjunction with a corporation's audited financial statements in an auditor's report. It was an auditor's judgement that implies a firm's earnings reporting was restricted in scope or that there was a substantial fault with the implementation of generally accepted accounting standards (GAAP)—but hardly one that was widespread.