HI6026 Audit Assurance and Compliance

Question 1                                                                                                                                                    (7 marks)

a: Explain the ‘audit expectation gap’. What causes the gap? (3 marks)

b: Potter and Partners are a chartered accounting firm with offices in capital cities in most states. The head of the business development department is seeking to grow the firm’s revenue from non-audit services. (4marks)

Required:

What non-audit services could a chartered accounting firm provide to its listed company clients? Explain why a company would buy these services from its audit firm instead of another consulting firm