According to generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS), the overall objective of a financial statement audit is ________.
A) to reduce audit risk to an acceptably low level
B) to determine whether the financial principles adopted by management in preparing
the financial statements are acceptable
C) to enable the auditor to express an opinion as to whether the financial statements
are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
D) to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements taken as a whole are
free from misstatement, whether due to fraud or error
C) to enable the auditor to express an opinion as to whether the financial statements
are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
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