The primary purpose of an audit charter is to:
A. document the audit process used by the enterprise.
B. formally document the audit department's plan of action.
C. document a code of professional conduct for the auditor.
D. describe the authority and responsibilities of the audit
department.
Answer / guest
Answer: D
The audit charter typically sets out the role and
responsibility of the internal audit department. It should
state management's objectives for and delegation of
authority to the audit department. It is rarely changed and
does not contain the audit plan or audit process which is
usually part of annual audit planning, nor does it describe
a code of professional conduct since such conduct is set by
the profession and not by management.
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