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AAA – L3 – SA – Q5.5 – The audit approach

Why use a business risk approach for auditing large companies?

What is the main justification for the use of a business risk approach to an audit of large companies?

 A systems-based approach and a substantive testing approach are unlikely to detect material misstatements in the financial statements of large companies.

 This approach forces the auditors to understand the client’s business in depth.

 It is more effective than other approaches to audit in detecting deficiencies in internal control.

 Major audit problems in large companies are more likely to result from business-related problems than from deficiencies in internal control.

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