Audit Instance

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An Audit Instance is an task instance of an auditing task (an evaluation of an organization, system, process, project or product).



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2023

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    • An audit is an independent, systematic examination and evaluation of an organization's financial statements, records, processes, or systems to ensure their accuracy, reliability, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and accounting standards. Audits can also be conducted for non-financial purposes, such as assessing an organization's operational efficiency, effectiveness, or adherence to specific policies and procedures. ...

2021

  • (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audit Retrieved:2021-11-19.
    • An audit is an "independent examination of financial information of any entity, whether profit oriented or not, irrespective of its size or legal form when such an examination is conducted with a view to express an opinion thereon.” Auditing also attempts to ensure that the books of accounts are properly maintained by the concern as required by law. Auditors consider the propositions before them, obtain evidence, and evaluate the propositions in their auditing report. Audits provide third-party assurance to various stakeholders that the subject matter is free from material misstatement. The term is most frequently applied to audits of the financial information relating to a legal person. Other commonly audited areas include: secretarial and compliance, internal controls, quality management, project management, water management, and energy conservation. As a result of an audit, stakeholders may evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance over the subject matter. Auditing has been a safeguard measure since ancient times, and has since expanded to encompass so many areas in the public and corporate sectors that academics have started identifying an "Audit Society". [1]
  1. Power, Michael. 1999. The Audit Society: Rituals of Verification. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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