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Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933,and Section 10

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Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933,and Section 10 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 make a CPA potentially liable to a purchaser of registered securities.For items a through f,place a checkmark (? )under the column if the plaintiff must prove its existence:
 Plaintiff must provide  Section 11 (1933  Securities Act)  Section 10 (1934  Securities Exchange  Act)  a.  Financial statements were  misleading.  b.  CPA did not perform with  due diligence.  c.  Plaintiff relied upon the  financial statements.  d.  CPA acted with scienter.  e.  Plaintiff suffered a loss.  f.  Plaintiff was the primary  beneficiary of the audit. \begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Plaintiff must provide } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Section } 11 \text { (1933 } \\\text { Securities Act) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Section } 10 \text { (1934 } \\\text { Securities Exchange } \\\text { Act) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { a. } & \text { Financial statements were } & & \\&\text { misleading. } & & \\\hline \text { b. } & \begin{array} { l } \text { CPA did not perform with } \\\text { due diligence. }\end{array} & & \\\hline \text { c. } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Plaintiff relied upon the } \\\text { financial statements. }\end{array} & & \\\hline \text { d. } & \text { CPA acted with scienter. } & & \\\hline \text { e. } & \text { Plaintiff suffered a loss. } & & \\\hline \text { f. } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Plaintiff was the primary } \\\text { beneficiary of the audit. }\end{array} & & \\\hline\end{array}

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