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Question 3
“Competition concerns in the audit market have been rumbling in various
quarters for more than a decade, but have entered the mainstream following
the publication last April of the Oxera report, Competition in the UK audit
market……
The concerns relate to the current very high level of market concentration:
restricted choice(in some cases no choice at all), perceptions that result
in significant entry barriers for firms outside the Big Four……
Joint audit is more than a mechanism to “open up” the market and allow
more firms access to the largest global markets.”
SOURCE: Herbinet D, (2007), Two’s company, in Accountancy, Volume 139,
number 1363, pps. 80-81 March
REQUIRED
Evaluate, with reference to the above quotation, the ability of joint audit
engagements to enhance quality and cut costs of audit work, whilst also
increasing competition in the market.
Question 4
“Auditors plan, perform and evaluate their audit work in order to have a
reasonable expectation of detecting material misstatement in the financial
statements arising from error and fraud.”
SOURCE: Gray I. & Manson S, (2002), The Auditing Process-Principles,
Practice & Cases, 2th Edition, London, Thomson Learning, p.491
REQUIRED
Discuss the above in the context of the many recent scandals and cases of
undetected fraud in global corporations in recent y无忧论文 【http://www.uklunwen.com】ears, which have lead to
legal action being taken against the auditors.
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