Search Engine

Wednesday 20 June 2012

Kinds of Auditing

Kinds of Auditing Continuous Auditor Running Audit
Continuous auditor also known as running audit or detailed audit. In large-scale business it is not possible for the auditor to get the true and fair view about the business in a short time period. So for the purpose of finding the correct information the continuous audit is conducted. Continuous audit is the audit that is conducted throughout the year with the fixed or non-fixed period.
Interim Audit
In normal word Interim means half yearly. It is conducted usually between two annual general meetings and only one time, not in intervals.
Final Audits or Complete Audit or Balance Sheet Audit
Final audit is also called as the Balance sheet audit or the Periodical Audit. Final audit is started when the books of accounts closed at the end of the year. It is the most satisfactory form of audit from the point of view of an auditor. In this audit there is cent percent checking of the accounts. In case if the business has an effective and proper internal control system. Then the audit sampling is possible.

No comments:

Post a Comment