In: Accounting
When financial statements are affected by a material departure from generally accepted accounting principles, the auditors should:
A. Issue an "except for" qualification or a disclaimer of
opinion.
B. Withdraw from the engagement.
C. Issue an unmodified opinion with a basis for modification
paragraph.
D. Issue an "except for" qualification or an adverse opinion.
Correct answer:
Option(D) is correct answer that is the auditors should issue an "except for" qualification or an adverse opinion because this statement is be affected by a material departure from generally accepted accounting principles.
Incorrect answers:
Option (A) is an incorrect statement that the auditors should issue an "except for" qualification or a disclaimer of opinion,because it is not affected by a material departure from generally accepted accounting principles.
Option (B) is an incorrect statement that the auditors should withdraw from the engagement and it is not affected by a material departure from generally accepted accounting principles.
Option (C) is an incorrect statement that the auditors should issue an unmodified opinion with a basis for modification paragraph.It is not affected by a material departure from generally accepted accounting principles.
So correct answer is option (D)