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accountant's opinion

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Accountant's opinion
A signed statement from an independent public accountant after examination of a firm's records and accounts. The opinion may be unqualified or qualified. See: Qualified opinion.

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The willingness of investors, creditors, and other stakeholders to trust the public accountant's opinion is an important facet of market efficiency.
In other words, even if the accountant does not know of the third-party or the third-party is not within the "intended users of financial statements," the accountant is liable if the third-party is within a class of persons "who might reasonably be foreseen to rely upon the financial statements and the accountant's opinion.
Both large pension and welfare benefit plans also must attach Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes, Schedule of Assets Both Acquired and Disposed of Within the Plan Year and/or Schedule of Reportable Transactions as well as the report of the required accountant's opinion, if applicable.
 
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