Evidence and Procedures Practice Question
Question
A client-facing situation requires a compliant response for the CPA AUD Auditing and Attestation involving audit risk in Evidence and Procedures. Which option best reduces risk or error? (Item 164)
Answer choices
- A. Choose an answer that removes accountability from the responsible professional.
- B. Escalate only after taking irreversible action without reviewing the facts.
- C. Treat all similar terms as interchangeable without checking the scenario context.
- D. The best answer is to select the audit response that best supports sufficient appropriate evidence, professional skepticism, and proper reporting for the audit risk scenario.
Correct Answer
D. The best answer is to select the audit response that best supports sufficient appropriate evidence, professional skepticism, and proper reporting for the audit risk scenario.
Explanation
The correct answer is D because audit risk is tested by asking candidates to select the audit response that best supports sufficient appropriate evidence, professional skepticism, and proper reporting. The distractors reflect common exam mistakes: ignoring context, using informal shortcuts, skipping verification, or applying a rule from the wrong domain.
Question details
- Difficulty: hard
- Domain: Evidence and Procedures
- Objective: audit risk