To properly instruct and review the work of audit team members, the supervising auditor must:
A) keep abreast of accounting and audit issues and manage differences of opinion among team members regarding audit findings.
B) obtain instruction from the chair of the audit committee regarding the objectives of the audit engagement.
C) communicate with the predecessor auditor regarding differences of opinion regarding prior year audit findings.
D) all of the above

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Keeping up-to-date with accounting and audit issues, as well as managing differences of opinion among team members regarding audit findings, is necessary to properly instruct and review the work of audit team members. While obtaining instruction from the chair of the audit committee and communicating with the predecessor auditor may be important, they are not directly essential to instructing and reviewing the work of audit team members. Therefore, choice A is the best answer.

To Properly Instruct and Review the Work of Audit Team