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Audit Opinion and Auditor’s Report

In: The Audit Failures of the Wirecard Scandal

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  • Edgar Löw

    (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management)

  • Reinhard Heyd

Abstract

At the end of an audit, the auditor is obliged to form an opinion, which is expressed in an auditor's report. The audit opinion can be issued without any objections, as was the case with Wirecard by Ernst & Young. However, it can also be qualified or refused altogether. Based on our findings, we explain that there were sufficient reasons for refusing the audit opinion. If the auditor's report had been refused at an early stage, which—as we demonstrate—would have been the inevitable consequence if the audit had been carried out properly, the negative financial effects for shareholders and other investors would have been significantly less and the reputation of Germany as a financial market would have been less damaged. For the reputation of the auditing profession, the inadequate audit procedures were a catastrophe that was clearly avoidable.

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  • Edgar Löw & Reinhard Heyd, 2024. "Audit Opinion and Auditor’s Report," Springer Books, in: The Audit Failures of the Wirecard Scandal, chapter 0, pages 139-144, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-59854-8_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-59854-8_9
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