outside auditor
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoutsideandauditor
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outside
adjective
adverb
preposition
uk/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/us/ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
not inside ...
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auditor
noun[C]
uk/ˈɔː.dɪt.ər/us/ˈɑː.də.t̬ɚ/
someone whose job is to carry out an official examination of the accounts of a business and to produce ...
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(Definition ofoutsideandauditorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It was only in 1948—many people are surprised to hear this—that it became statutory that anoutsideauditorshould be professionally qualified.
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They were required to hire anoutsideauditorto ensure compliance with the terms of the settlement.
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It is the result of independent assessments by outside auditors.
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What company would be satisfied with outside auditors?
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So, from the outside auditors' point of view, we really do not need to be lectured on the necessity for independence.
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For example, we start off with outside auditors.
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The greatest industrial concerns, although employing their own accountants, always find it necessary to go to outside auditors for confirmation and check.
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I support the use of outside auditors.
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One could argue against the use of outside auditors in the same way as one could argue against the use of a management auditor or the employment of consultants.
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Outside auditors would naturally expect to be paid their scale fee, which would come out of money that would otherwise be available to the fund's trustees.
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Until the late 1980s, few companies engaged outside auditors, and accounting practices gave corporations room to mislead both the public and the shareholders.
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It is not clear where the records are physically maintained, or whether they are regularly examined by objective outside auditors.
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However, some national governments require agencies, departments and branches to periodically retain outside auditors to conduct them.
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