Disadvantages
More expensive for the client
From a cost/benefit point of view there is clearly no point in paying twice for one opinion to be provided.
Despite the audit workload being shared, both firms will have a high cost for being involved in the audit in terms of
senior manager and partner time
Different audit approaches
Problems could arise in deciding which firm’s method to use, for example, to calculate materiality, sample sizes etc
One firm’s methods may dominate, eliminating the benefit of a joint audit being conducted
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