The disclosure of fraud to parties other than the entity's senior management and its audit committee ordinarily would be precluded by the auditor's ethical or legal obligations of confidentiality. However, the auditor has a duty to disclose the information to parties outside the entity in all of the following circumstances except:

A) A court subpoena in conjunction with a fraud investigation.
B) A successor auditor makes inquiries in determining whether to accept the engagement.
C) A Wall Street analyst inquiry regarding future profit projections.
D) To comply with legal or regulatory requirements.

Answer: C) A Wall Street analyst inquiry regarding future profit projections.

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