If it is impracticable to confirm accounts receivable but the auditor obtains sufficient,appropriate evidence to verify the receivable balance by performing alternative procedures,the auditor's opinion should be unqualified.The audit report should ________.

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When an auditor is able to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence through alternative procedures, despite not being able to confirm accounts receivable, they can issue an unqualified (clean) opinion without the need to mention the alternative procedures in the audit report. This is because the auditor's primary responsibility is to determine whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, regardless of the methods used to arrive at that conclusion.

If It Is Impracticable to Confirm Accounts Receivable but the Auditor