EBK AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES: A SY
EBK AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES: A SY
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ISBN: 9781260687668
Author: Jr
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL LEARNING SOLN.(CC)
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Concept introduction:Audit procedures are processes and techniques that auditors perform to obtain audit evidence.

To indicate: Whether the first or second type of evidence is more reliable.

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