alleryStart learning →During an audit, new information shows a lower materiality would have been set at the start. What follows?
AThe audit is cancelled
BThe original level stays
CMateriality is cut lower
DMateriality is raised
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Materiality is cut lower
Materiality is revised only if information emerges that would have led to a lower level at the onset.
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