Accepting Group Audit Engagements
24.12 Group audit teams should follow all client acceptance procedures as discussed in Chapter 3. During the acceptance process, the group audit team considers the engagement characteristics and audit risks of the group. Such considerations include whether the group audit team is able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence for the entire group, including all components, in order to take responsibility for the opinion on the group's financial statements (see “Serving as the Group Auditor” below).
24.13 The lead partner of the group audit team should resign or not accept an engagement when group management imposes restrictions that make it impossible to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence and the possible effect is a disclaimer of opinion.