What are the stated objectives of the auditor for the audit of C12 Group's financial statements?
C12_Group Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
onsidered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, we:
- Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or\nerror, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include\nexamining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the combined financial statements.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting\nestimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the combined financial statements.
- Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control related matters that we identified during the audit.
ADKF, P.C.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 46)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, the auditor's objectives for the audit of C12 Group's financial statements are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes their opinion. The auditor clarifies that while reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, it is not absolute and does not guarantee the detection of all material misstatements.
The FDD notes that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than that of error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. The document defines misstatements, including omissions, as material if they would likely influence the judgment of a reasonable user of the financial statements.
In conducting the audit, the auditor will exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism, identify and assess the risks of material misstatement, obtain an understanding of internal control, evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates, and conclude on C12 Group's ability to continue as a going concern. The auditor is also required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control related matters identified during the audit.