Rowe & Myers audits the financial statements of Dunbar Electronics. During the audit, Rowe & Myers engaged Jones & Abbot, a Canadian public accounting firm, as a component auditor to audit Dunbars wholly owned Canadian subsidiary.

Required:

a. Should Rowe & Myers make reference to the component auditor in its audit report? Explain.

b. Assume that Jones & Abbott issued a qualified report on the Canadian subsidiary. Should Rowe & Myers include the same qualification in its report on Dunbar Electronics?