The auditor is performing substantive tests of balances for accounts payable. What documentation would provide the best evidence for the ending balance?

Under Treasury Circular 230, which of the following correctly represents the requirements related to the communication of fee information from a tax practitioner to a taxpayer?

A. It may be communicated only through the confidential engagement letter between the tax practitioner and the taxpayer. B. It may be communicated in a number of ways, including in professional lists, telephone directories, mailings, and electronic mail. C. It must be communicated as an estimate before the engagement begins, with the understanding that the actual amount of the fee will not be determined until the engagement ends. D. It may not be communicated by television, radio, or hand-delivered flyers.

Firms sometimes develop alliances with key suppliers that can take the form of all except which

of the following? A) just-in-time arrangements B) outsourcing C) sole -sourcing arrangements D) supplier is formed by two rivals