Which of the following is a requirement for an auditor to accept an engagement to audit a client's compliance with specific requirements (Compliance Audit)?

Answer options:

The auditor must provide a legal opinion on compliance.

Management accepts responsibility for the entity's compliance with specified requirements.

The auditor must perform a 100% test of all compliance transactions.

The auditor must be a government employee.

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Preconditions for any audit: Management must own the responsibility.

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B.Management accepts responsibility for the entity's compliance with specified requirements.✓ Correct

A precondition for a compliance audit is that management acknowledges and accepts its responsibility for the entity's compliance with specified requirements and for the internal control over compliance.

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Thinking auditors give legal opinions.

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