In the context of auditing financial statements, substantive procedures refer to audit activities that __________?

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Can be omitted for a specific account balance if certain criteria are metAim to identify important events occurring after the reporting periodIncrease in extent when the auditor lowers the assessed control riskInclude tests of transactions, account balances, and analytical review techniques

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Substantive tests are audit procedures that may be omitted for an account balance under specific conditions, such as when control risk is assessed as low and controls are effective. They differ from procedures aimed at detecting subsequent events or those that necessarily increase as control risk decreases.

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