Types of Audit Opinions
For the past five years, Clark CPAs has audited the financial statements of a manufacturing company. During this period, the audit scope was limited by the client as to the observation of the annual physical inventory. Because Clark CPAs considers the inventories to be material and was not able to satisfy the audit requirements by using other auditing procedures, the firm was unable to express an unqualified opinion on the financial statements in each of the five years.
The CPA was allowed to observe physical inventories for the current year ended December 31, 2014, because the client's bank would no longer accept the audit reports. However, to minimize audit fees, the client requested that the CPA not extend audit procedures to the inventory as of the beginning of the year, January 1, 2014.
REQUIRED:
Which type of audit report would you suggest be issued this year and why?

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For the past five years, Clark CPAs has audited the financial statements of a manufacturing company. During this period, the audit scope was limited by the client as to the observation of the annual physical inventory. Because Clark CPAs considers the inventories to be material and was not able to satisfy the audit requirements by using other auditing procedures, the firm was unable to express an unqualified opinion on the financial statements in each of the five years.
The CPA was allowed to observe physical inventories for the current year ended December 31, 2014, because the client's bank would no longer accept the audit reports. However, to minimize audit fees, the client requested that the CPA not extend audit procedures to the inventory as of the beginning of the year, January 1, 2014.
REQUIRED:
Which type of audit report would you suggest be issued this year and why?