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8 169。2023 Prentice Hall Business Publishing, Essentials of Auditing 1/e, Arens/Elder/Beasley Changed Legal Environment Audit professionals have a responsibility under mon law to fulfill implied or expressed contracts with clients. They are liable to their clients for negligence and/or breach of contract should they fail to provide the services or not exercise due care in their performance. 4 4 169。4 1 169。2023 Prentice Hall Business Publishing, Essentials of Auditing 1/e, Arens/Elder/Beasley Learning Objective 2 Explain why the failure of financial statement users to differentiate among business failure, audit failure, and audit risk has resulted in lawsuits. 4 5 169。2023 Prentice Hall Business Publishing, Essentials of Auditing 1/e, Arens/Elder/Beasley Business Failure, Audit Failure, and Audit Risk Audit risk It represents the risk that the auditor will conclude that the financial statements are fairly stated and an unqualified opinion can be issued when, in fact, they are materially misstated. 4 9 169。2023 Prentice Hall Business Publishing, Essentials of Auditing 1/e, Arens/Elder/Beasley Legal Terms Affecting CPAs’ Liability Terms related to contract law 4 13 169。2023 Prentice Hall Business Publishing, Essentials of Auditing 1/e, Arens/Elder/Beasley Liability to Clients 4 17 169。2023 Prentice Hall Business Publishing, Essentials of Auditing 1/e, Arens/Elder/Beasley Foreseen Users 4 21 169。2023 Prentice Hall Business Publishing, Essentials of Auditing 1/e, Arens/Elder/Beasley Auditor Def