internal audit

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In auditing: Standardization of audit procedures
Internal auditing, designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a company’s accounting system, is relatively new. Perhaps the most familiar type of auditing is the administrative audit, or pre-audit, in which individual vouchers, invoices, or other documents are investigated for accuracy and proper authorization before they…
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In accounting: Other purposes of accounting systems
…element in this system is internal auditing. The task of internal auditors is to see whether prescribed data handling and asset protection procedures are being followed. To accomplish this, they usually observe some of the work as it is being performed and examine a sample of past transactions for accuracy…
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