Which of the following statements is false regarding various types of risks that the auditor must assess?
Question:
Which of the following statements is false regarding various types of risks that the auditor must assess?
a. Inherent risk refers to the susceptibility of an assertion about a class of transaction, account balance, or disclosure to a misstatement that could be material, either individually or when aggregated with other misstatements, before consideration of any related controls.
b. Control risk refers to the risk that a misstatement, which could occur in an assertion about a class of transaction, account balance, or disclosure, and which could be material, either individually or when aggregated with other misstatements, will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis by the organization’s internal control.
c. Residual risk of material misstatement refers to the possibility that a material misstatement will exist and will not be mitigated by the control system.
d. Inherent risk refers to the possibility that a material misstatement will exist and that will not be mitigated by the control system.
Step by Step Answer:
Auditing A Risk Based Approach
ISBN: 9780357721872
12th Edition
Authors: Karla M Johnstone-Zehms, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg