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Assurance
An assurance engagement is one in which a practitioner expresses a
conclusion designed to enhance the degree of confidence the intended
users other than the responsible party have about the outcome of the
evaluation or measurement of a subject matter against criteria.
The 3 party relationship:
1 Practitioner: usually auditor.
2 Intended user: depends on assignment.
3 Responsible party: usually directors.
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