Caroline Banton has 6+ years of experience as a writer of business and finance articles. She also writes biographies for Story Terrace. A management audit is an analysis and assessment of the ...

An audit is an inspection of a company's accounting records, usually done by an independent certified public accountant. Audits are performed in an effort to determine whether a business is ...

Small business owners sometimes rely on performance audits to ascertain the effectiveness of their companies. To identify unprofitable practices, the performance audit might analyze the company as a ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

An effective definition of audit quality should encompass two key factors, the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) told the PCAOB in a comment letter dated May 13. The CAQ, which is affiliated with the ...

According to the Definition of Internal Auditing in The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF), internal auditing is an independent, objective ...

Specialized programs that perform a variety of audit functions, such as sampling databases and generating confirmation letters to customers and vendors. It can ...

The Fort Ord Reuse Authority has been using developer fees intended to cover environmental mitigations for everything from coffee cups to office Christmas parties, a forensic audit revealed. The ...

A record of transactions in an information system that provides verification of the activity of the system. The simplest audit trail is the transaction itself. If a person's salary is increased, the ...

The Charleston County School Board wants a thorough, detailed audit of the district’s finances following the recent discovery of an $18 million budget shortfall. It just may not be a “forensic” one.

While there was a minor flurry of fixed asset activity surrounding the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 and its depreciation and tax impact on businesses, the major focus in fixed asset software packages ...