PERSUASIVE Definition

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PERSUASIVE is having the power to influence. Most audit evidence is persuasive, but not conclusive.

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FINRA is Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. FINRA is the largest self-regulatory organization for the securities industry in the United States. FINRA has primary responsibility for the regulation of NASDAQ and the over-the-counter securities markets.

FUNCTIONAL-BASED ACCOUNTING focuses on organizational units such as departments and plants, uses financial outcome measures and static standards and benchmarks to evaluate performance, and emphasizes status quo and organizational stability. On the other hand, activity-based accounting focuses on processes, uses both operational and financial measures and dynamic standards, and emphasizes and supports continuous improvement. Activity-based accounting adds a process perspective.

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