An audit can be an unpleasant surprise, or it can be a welcome opportunity to get your organization's affairs in order. While some audits – such as those performed by the IRS – come as a surprise, ...

What is the purpose of audit planning if the audit may not ultimately follow the carefully thought out plan? As may be inferred from Dwight D. Eisenhower’s words—”Plans are worthless, but planning is ...

An external audit focuses on a company's performance and compliance, specifically in the areas of accounting and finance. Accounting records are commonly examined in an external audit to make sure no ...

This paper provides confirmation that better brainstorming really does result in improved productivity. The authors focused on the real-world brainstorming sessions of audit teams, in an effort to ...

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is advocating the audit-the-auditor concept to promote professionalism among auditors in the country. Speaking at the Ministry of Finance and Ghana Revenue Authority ...