Which of the following is most likely to enhance an internal auditor's objectivity?

Which of the following is a valid statement about the use of visual observations during an audit engagement?
1. Visual observations can be used to detect ineffective controls, idle resources, and safety hazards.
2. Visual observations can be used during both preliminary survey and fieldwork stages of the audit engagement.
3. Visual observations can provide unsubstantiated facts to management if the internal auditor believes the information is useful.
4. Visual observations can assist an auditor in determining if a material observation should be communicated through informal means to the organization's senior management.

Which of the following describes a key characteristic related to effective organizational communication?

The chief audit executive (CAE) has assigned an internal auditor to an upcoming engagement. Which of the following requirements would most likely indicate that the internal auditor was assigned to an assurance engagement?

Which of the following is a requirement for an assurance engagement that may not be for a consulting engagement?