The financial information presented in the financial statements needs to have some key qualitative characteristics to make it useful to the users of financial statements. a) Describe the "reliability" characteristic of financial information. b) Chairman's statement is not a compulsory disclosure. Discuss the reason for most of the annual reports include it as an important qualitative information? c) With examples, explain the five (5) components of the accounting equation that made up the statement of financial position (balance sheet), which is one part of several financial statement's components. d) Discuss how auditor's opinion helps the shareholders in their decision-making process. I