tax auditor
Financial records checker
A tax auditor is a government employee who examines tax returns to verify their accuracy and ensure compliance with tax law.
Tax auditors review financial records, question discrepancies, and determine whether individuals or businesses owe additional taxes or penalties: The tax auditor flagged several questionable deductions.
The term evokes anxiety for many taxpayers.
Financial records keeper
- CPALicensed accounting professional
- examinerOne who evaluates officially
- inspectorOfficial quality checker
- bookkeeperFinancial records maintainer
controller · analyst · forensic · certified · consultant · specialist · practitioner · assessor
Federal tax collector
- revenueBusiness income total
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- fiscalOf public revenue
- budgetPlan for spending
exchequer · levy · assessment · collection · public sector · enforcement · jurisdiction · federal
Critical written assessment
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- verificationProving something accurate
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
investigation · inquiry · probe · check · evaluation · oversight · diligence · cross-referencing
Degree of correctness
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- detail-orientedFocused on small elements
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
correctness · rigor · carefulness · precision · consistency · specificity · clarity · verification
Enforced rules and standards
- filingStoring documents systematically
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
- lawsEnforceable societal rules
adherence · documentation · returns · deductions · exemptions · liabilities · obligations · record-keeping
Moral soundness and consistency
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- transparencyState of being see-through
trustworthiness · independence · impartiality · confidentiality · professionalism · incorruptibility · probity · discretion
accountant
Financial records keeper
- CPALicensed accounting professional
- examinerOne who evaluates officially
- inspectorOfficial quality checker
bookkeeper · controller · analyst · forensic · certified · consultant · specialist · practitioner · assessor · investigator
IRS
Federal tax collector
budget · exchequer · levy · assessment · collection · public sector · enforcement · jurisdiction · federal · state
review
Critical written assessment
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- verificationProving something accurate
- analysisMethodical study of parts
assessment · investigation · inquiry · probe · check · evaluation · oversight · diligence · cross-referencing · reconciliation
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- detail-orientedFocused on small elements
exactness · correctness · rigor · carefulness · precision · consistency · specificity · clarity · verification · double-checking
regulations
Enforced rules and standards
- filingStoring documents systematically
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
laws · adherence · documentation · returns · deductions · exemptions · liabilities · obligations · record-keeping · standards
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
transparency · trustworthiness · independence · impartiality · confidentiality · professionalism · incorruptibility · probity · discretion · neutrality
- auditors
- evaluatorsevaluator, assessor, appraiser, reviewer, critic
- public workerscivil servant, firefighter, mail carrier, police officer, social worker
- civil servantsprefect, consul, inspector, diplomat, prosecutor
- oversight bodiesoversight board, ethics committee, oversight committee, ethics board, inspector general
- tax collectorsrevenue agent, exciseman, publican, field agent
tax auditortax attorney
Lawyer for fiscal matters
tax accountant · tax preparer · tax advisor · tax consultant · auditee
tax auditortax evader
One who illegally avoids payments owed
tax cheat · tax fraud · tax dodger · money launderer · tax protester
tax, auditor, taxes, taxed, taxing, taxation, taxable, taxpayer, audit