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What is audit

Suvankar Muhuri (1 Points)

15 October 2019

what's audit

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Deepika Maheshwari (student) (260 Points)
Replied 15 October 2019

Definition: Audit is the examination or inspection of various books of accounts by an auditor followed by physical checking of inventory to make sure that all departments are following documented system of recording transactions. It is done to ascertain the accuracy of financial statements provided by the organization.

Audit can be done internally by employees or heads of a particular department and externally by an outside firm or an independent auditor. The idea is to check and verify the accounts by an independent authority to ensure that all books of accounts are done in a fair manner and there is no misrepresentation or fraud that is being conducted. All the public listed firms have to get their accounts audited by an independent auditor before they declare their results for any quarter.

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Yejju Yohith (2 Points)
Replied 29 October 2019

Audit is an independent examination of financial statements whether profit oriented or not irrespective of its legal firm and to express an opinion thereon ..is called audinting