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Auditing Standard ASA 570 Going Concern
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Objectives
- The objectives of the auditor are:
- To obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding, and conclude on, the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial report;
- To conclude, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern; and
- To report in accordance with this ASA.