Which of these is most related to "incentives or pressures" in the fraud triangle?

	management generally sets realistic forecasts and budgets
	management is under strong pressure to meet debt covenants
	the company has a high turnover of information technology staff
	the financial statements include estimates that involve significant judgement

Expert Solution

Your required answer is option B i.e. Management is under strong pressure to meet debt covenants.

Explanation:

Since most of project is started by taking debt and therefore on management they have excessive pressure to meet debt repayment which encourage/pressurize management to commit fraud.

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