compliance checks
Regulatory adherence reviews
Compliance checks are inspections or audits to verify that rules, regulations, or standards are being followed.
Businesses undergo compliance checks for tax obligations, safety codes, or industry regulations.
The restaurant passed its health compliance check.
Government agencies conduct compliance checks on everything from environmental standards to immigration status.
- auditFormal accounts examination
- accounting standardsRules for financial reporting
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- spot-checkBrief unscheduled inspection
keeping tabs · spot the difference · enforcement · follow the rules · by the book · certification · due diligence · background check · risk assessment · red flags · quality assurance · audit trails · paper trail · internal controls · licensing · financial reporting · fine print · penalties
compliance checksself-regulation
Managing one's own behavior
honor system · self-certification · self-reporting · deregulation · self-policing
compliance checksnoncompliance
Failure to follow requirements
violations · rule-breaking · infractions · defiance · misconduct