audit
Official financial examination
An audit is a formal examination of records, accounts, or practices to verify accuracy or compliance.
Auditors review financial statements, tax returns, or organizational procedures: The IRS audited her returns for the past three years.
To audit a college course is to attend without receiving credit.
The verb and noun share the same form.
Methodical assessment or review
- reviewCritical written assessment
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- surveySystematic data collection
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
assessment · evaluation · analysis · appraisal · testing · walkthrough · fieldwork · observation
Financial records keeper
- CPALicensed accounting professional
- bookkeeperFinancial records maintainer
- ledgerFinancial record book
- accountsRecords of transactions
reconciliation · tax · income · finance · balance sheet · fiscal · revenue · expenses
Pertaining to legal investigation
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- probeThorough examination or tool
inquiry · whistleblower · testimony · subpoena · witness · irregularity · discrepancy · misstatement
Enforced rules and standards
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- policiesAdopted courses of action
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
certification · accreditation · conformity · adherence · accountability · transparency · due diligence · protocol
Federal tax collector
- tax returnIncome declaration to government
- deductionConclusion from premises
- withholdingKeeping from another
- tariffTax on traded goods
excise · tithe · refund · liability · filing · amended · back taxes · tax code
examination
Methodical assessment or review
scrutiny · assessment · evaluation · analysis · appraisal · testing · walkthrough · fieldwork · observation · site visit
accountant
Financial records keeper
- CPALicensed accounting professional
- bookkeeperFinancial records maintainer
- ledgerFinancial record book
accounts · reconciliation · tax · income · finance · balance sheet · fiscal · revenue · expenses · depreciation
forensic
Pertaining to legal investigation
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
probe · inquiry · whistleblower · testimony · subpoena · witness · irregularity · discrepancy · misstatement · corruption
regulations
Enforced rules and standards
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- policiesAdopted courses of action
- governanceHow authority is exercised
oversight · certification · accreditation · conformity · adherence · accountability · transparency · due diligence · protocol · verification
IRS
Federal tax collector
- tax returnIncome declaration to government
- deductionConclusion from premises
- withholdingKeeping from another
tariff · excise · tithe · refund · liability · filing · amended · back taxes · tax code · exemption
- Evaluationsevaluation, assessment, appraisal, review, rating
- government actionslaws, policies, presidential decree, resolution, mandates
- verificationverification, validation, authentication, certification, proof
- assessmentsassessments, evaluation, evaluations, test, tests
- complianceobeying, policy, compliance officer, regulation, complying
- institutional actionspolicy change, reform, investigation, mandate, decree
auditskim
Pass over lightly
rubber stamp · skim over · glance · quick look · once-over
auditignore
Refuse to notice
neglect · overlook · disregard · turn a blind eye · look the other way
audittake at face value
Accept without deeper analysis
rubber-stamp · blind trust · trust · accept · assume
- audio commentarySpoken overlay explaining content
- captive audienceGroup forced to listen
- audio distortionDegraded sound quality
- live audienceSpectators physically present
- audio systemEquipment that plays sound
- audio bookRecorded spoken literature
audience, audio, auditorium, inaudible, auditor, auditory, audits, auditors, audited