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independent audit

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noun

  1. an audit of a company conducted by accountants from an outside accounting firm (distinguished from internal audit).


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A withering independent audit of L.A.’s homeless agency last year found the government wasn’t tracking spending or outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

To make matters worse, stablecoin rival Tether announced it had hired a Big Four accounting firm to complete its first full independent audit, adding to chatter about the company’s potential U.S. expansion.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Mears said it works on an open book basis with the Home Office and, following an independent audit, had made agreed repayments to the government.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

The State Bar, represented by attorneys from Hueston Hennigan, seeks compensatory and punitive damages for the “unacceptable February Bar Exam experience,” and is also seeking an independent audit of the company.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

The absence of any independent audit of the trustees' accounts may also encourage or conceal irregularities in administration.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

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