Accountants and auditors play a significant role in strengthening corporate governance in companies. Required: Explain the...

 

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Accountants and auditors play a significant role in strengthening corporate governance in companies. Required: Explain the developments that have taken place to help resolve some of the issues raised recently within the auditing profession. The audit expectations gap is inevitable given the differences between society's expectations, the perceptions of auditors, and the legal and professional responsibilities/duties of auditors. Required: i. ii. (10 marks) Discuss the possible causes of the audit expectations gap Explain how the audit profession can attempt to reduce the gap (8 marks) (12 marks) (Max mark: 20 marks) Accountants and auditors play a significant role in strengthening corporate governance in companies. Required: Explain the developments that have taken place to help resolve some of the issues raised recently within the auditing profession. The audit expectations gap is inevitable given the differences between society's expectations, the perceptions of auditors, and the legal and professional responsibilities/duties of auditors. Required: i. ii. (10 marks) Discuss the possible causes of the audit expectations gap Explain how the audit profession can attempt to reduce the gap (8 marks) (12 marks) (Max mark: 20 marks)

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