A Chartered Accountant finds during the course of statutory audit of a company that management is not serious about findings of internal audit…

CA Intermediate · Auditing and Ethics · RTP · May 2024
A Chartered Accountant finds during the course of statutory audit of a company that management is not serious about findings of internal audit reports. No action has been taken on findings of internal auditor and reports for last two quarters are gathering dust. He has further found that management has not disclosed information relating to transactions with another company. However, he has assiduously gathered that it is a related party by going through annual reports of past years and searching online database on MCA portal. The described situation most appropriately denotes _______?
(A) Objectivity
(B) Professional knowledge
(C) Independence
(D) Professional skepticism

Suggested Answer and Working Notes:

Correct Answer: Option (D)

Professional skepticism

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