Management has requested that an internal auditor serve as member of a task force that will review current receivables practices and make recommendations to improve processes. Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the internal auditor?
The most appropriate response is to decline the assignment because participation on such task forces can impair the auditor's objectivity in future audit engagements. As an internal auditor, maintaining independence and objectivity is crucial to ensure that audit engagements are conducted without bias or conflict of interest. Accepting the assignment could compromise the auditor's ability to provide unbiased assessments and recommendations in future audits involving receivables practices.
Because C is subjective (... if the auditor believes that it will not impair objectivity in future audit engagements).
Why not C?
Because objectivity is a problem in consulting engagements. That's why the charter's provisions are more important.