Limperg’s framework is based on the greatest possible level of satisfaction of users offinancial statements with regard to the auditor’s work. In achieving this objective, theauditors are to perform enough work to meet the expectations they have aroused in society.Thus, as stated by Carmichael in his commentary on Limperg’s work on the socialresponsibility of the independent auditor, ‘the most important factor is society’s needs,and the related factor that interacts with it is the ability of auditing methods to meet society’sneeds. However, society’s needs are not fixed and change over time. Also, auditingmethods can change and improve over time (Carmichael, 2004: 129).’