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Proposed Statement On Auditing Standards : Communications Between Predecessor And Successor Auditors : (To Supersede Statement On Auditing Standards No. 7, Communications Between Predecessor And Successor Auditors, And Its Interpretations);Communications Between Predecessor And Successor Auditors : (To Supersede Statement On Auditing Standards No. 7, Communications Between Predecessor And Successor Auditors, And Its Interpretations); Exposure Draft (American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants), 1997, Mar. 7, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Auditing Standards Board

Exposure Drafts, Comment Letters, and Statements of Position

The Auditing Standards Board (ASB) has issued this exposure draft to provide appropriate guidance on the auditor's responsibility regarding communications between predecessor and successor auditors. This proposed Statement provides guidance relating to communications between predecessor and successor auditors when a change of auditors has taken place or is in process. This proposed Statement: 1. Revises the definitions of predecessor and successor auditors to reflect the current proposal environment found in today's practice. 2. Expands the required communications with the predecessor auditor before the successor auditor accepts an engagement to include inquiries about communications made by the predecessor auditor to audit …