independent audit

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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

A shareholder proposal had requested that the board of directors commission an independent audit and report of the working conditions and treatment that Amazon warehouse workers face.

From Los Angeles Times

After a flurry of city-court diplomacy, the city agreed to pay $2.2 million, a figure later upped to more than $3 million, for an independent audit.

From Los Angeles Times

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

And there hasn't been an independent audit of the algorithm.

From BBC