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Auditor Responsibilities for Fraud

What Auditors Must Do

Auditors are responsible for identifying and assessing fraud risks, designing appropriate audit procedures, and obtaining sufficient appropriate evidence to reduce audit risk to an acceptably low level.

Note
Auditors are not responsible for preventing fraud but are responsible for responding appropriately to identified fraud risks.
Summary
Auditors actively assess and respond to fraud risks throughout the audit.