anchor: If specific information comes to the auditors' attention that provides evidence concerning the existence of possible noncompliance that could affect financial data significant to the audit objectives or that could have a material indirect effect on the financial statements, auditors should apply audit procedures specifically directed to ascertaining whether noncompliance has occurred or is likely to have occurred.
positive: Auditors who find meaningful discrepancies or red flags must follow specific procedures to find out if noncompliance is an issue is may have been an issue.
negative: Auditors can ignore information or evidence of noncompliance.