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QUESTION B1 (Understanding the Entity | Inherent RiskI Control Risk) Hands for Hope (H)charity was established in 1960. The charity's aim is to provide support to children from disadvantaged backgrounds who wish to take part in sports such as tennis badminton and football. H4H has a detailed constitution which explains how the charity's income can be spent. The constitution also notes that administration expenditure cannot exceed 10% of income in any year. The charity's income is derived wholly from voluntary donations. Sources of donations include: () Cash collected by volunteers asking the public for donations in shopping areas, (i) Cheques sent to the charity's head office, (ii) Donations from generous individuals. Some of these donations have specific clauses attached to them indicating that the initial amount donated (capital) cannot be spent and that the income (interest) from the donation must be spent on specific activities, for example, provision of sports equipment. The rules regarding the taxation of charities in the country H4H is based are complicated, with only certain expenditure being allowable for taxation purposes and donations of capital being treated as income in some situations. REQUIRED (a) Identify FOUR (4) areas of inherent risk in the H4H charity and explain the effect of each of these risks on the audit approach. (b) Provide TWO (2) reasons why the control environment of a charitable organisation may be weak

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