In the UK, the body responsible for establishing standards and related guidance for accountants providing assurance services is:
Which of the following is a civil action?
i. An action by a local authority against a restaurant for selling impure food.
ii. An action by a taxpayer against Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) in relation to an expenses claim which has been refused by the Inspector of Taxes.
iii. An action by Exe Ltd against Zed Ltd for supplying equipment which was found to be dangerous.
M wrote to A (Accountants), asking if he could rely on the firm's audit report of B Ltd. M told A (Accountants), confidentially, that he was considering making a take-over bid for B Ltd. A (Accountants) advised M that he could rely on the report. As a result, M relied on the report and purchased the entire share capital of B Ltd. M has now discovered that he has paid considerably more for the shares than they were worth, as the company's stock had been negligently over-valued in the audit report.
Which of the following is correct?
