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The "Most Senior" engagement role identified in SA 220 is responsible for:
ADrafting the engagement letter
BFiling the income-tax return
COverall quality of the audit engagement and final audit opinion
DBooking flight tickets
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Booking flight tickets
1. SA 220.8 places overall quality responsibility on the engagement partner.
2. Administrative tasks may be delegated; the opinion cannot be.
3. The partner signs the report and owns the conclusions.
_Source: ICAI BoS CA Final Paper 3, Ch 2 "Audit Planning Strategy and Execution"_
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