No – the auditor has “generic” duties and responsibilities regarding the audit, fraud and related legal/professional duties for things like money laundering. Every client should understand these.
The offence of “tipping off” can only arise when de facto, the client is under investigation. Also, if it happened to be the case that an auditor taking on a new client were to find out that the potential client was under investigation, I suggest that potential client would already know this.
alin.sivi says
Wouldn’t including a paragraph in the engagement letter about the auditors duty in case of money laundering, in a way be tipping off?
Kim Smith says
No – the auditor has “generic” duties and responsibilities regarding the audit, fraud and related legal/professional duties for things like money laundering. Every client should understand these.
The offence of “tipping off” can only arise when de facto, the client is under investigation. Also, if it happened to be the case that an auditor taking on a new client were to find out that the potential client was under investigation, I suggest that potential client would already know this.
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alin.sivi says
Okay thank you
ptaa says
Hi,,, how can I access study materials for advanced management accounting
regards.
Kim Smith says
Here https://opentuition.com/acca/afm/
Kim Smith says
That is the link for Advanced Financial Management (AFM), if looking for Advanced Performance Management it is https://opentuition.com/acca/apm/
(there is no exam “advanced management accounting” in ACCA)