Question 20

A statement received by an auditor directly from a clients customer or vendor would generally be considered more reliable than the clients documentation about the related transactions primarily because

Group of answer choices a) the source is assumed to be more independent than is the client.

b) it is assumed that the customer or vendor has adequate internal controls.

c) it is assumed that the clients documents are not valid.

d) it is assumed that the customer or vendor has more integrity than does the client.