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+An audit of a financial report by the contracted auditors will give absolute assurance that the financial reports give a true and fair view of the financial performance of the entity. Group of answer choices True False

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+An audit of a financial report by the contracted auditors will give absolute assurance that the financial reports give a true and fair view of the financial performance of the entity. Group of answer choices

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An audit of a financial report by contracted auditors does not provide absolute assurance that the financial reports give a true and fair view of the financial performance of the entity. While an audit can significantly reduce the risk of material misstatements and errors, it cannot completely eliminate this risk due to inherent limitations such as the use of judgment, the use of testing, the inherent limitations of internal control, and the fact that most of the evidence available to auditors is persuasive rather than conclusive. Therefore, an audit provides reasonable assurance, not absolute assurance.

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