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Which of the Following Represents the Primary Difference Between an Audit

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Which of the following represents the primary difference between an audit and forensic accounting?


A) An audit has the focused responsibility to detect fraud in the client organization while forensic accounting sets out to prevent fraud.
B) An audit has no responsibility for fraud while forensic accounting provides an audit specific to material fraud discovery.
C) An audit must follow Generally Accepted Auditing Standards while the forensic accountant is bound to Generally Accepted Fraud Standards.
D) An audit utilizes sampling techniques to detect material misstatements while forensic accounting examines the entire population of fraudulent transactions.

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