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Estimated and actual costs, are influenced by:

  1. the Auditors' Time (a function of the assessed Audit Risk)
  2. the Auditors' Disbursements (ie. Travel to conduct the audit)
  3. the sate of the subject Company's Records

Some smaller firms may have less overhead and can therefore afford charge less.

In most, if not all jurisdictions, there are rules of professional conduct that govern how auditors must price their audits. For example, firms are not allowed to charge significantly lower than the predecessor firm, unless the member or licensed firm can demonstrate they have qualified staff, resources and will not compromise the audit quality.

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