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Audits are not always welcome, but they are inevitable. Organizations that use them to help identify inefficiencies and weaknesses will find that they can actually be a beneficial tool in their compliance arsenal.
However, before you go through an audit, make sure your organization has prepared an audit trail with all the data necessary to ensure a smooth process.
Audit trails provide data needed to backtrack through an entire series of events to the original creation of the record. An audit trail can consist of electronic records, paper records, or a combination. In order to provide a substantive foundation, a comprehensive trail should capture every:
For compliance sake, it’s also important to monitor and control every action made. Input from all vested parties must be carefully recorded in case there are any questions at a later stage.
It’s a good idea to call your auditor as you prepare for the audit process. Keep them on speed dial and reach out any time you run into an unusual situation or if an unusual transaction occurs. Your auditor can help you correct accounting treatment from the outset, saving you the hassle of correcting it post audit. Most auditors have a network of federal, state and local tax professionals who they can tap to further assist as needed, too.
Just as you’d rather nip potential issues in the bud before they become thorny accounting errors, you should also strive to complete reconciliations on a monthly or quarterly basis, not leaving the process until year-end.
While you prepare for an impending audit, it’s also a good time to evaluate your current compliance system. Are you taking advantage of the latest technology on the market, which could help you maintain accurate records and a comprehensive audit trail? It’s a good time to decide whether it makes sense to add a compliance solution into the budget. Doing so will help you operate more efficiently and will make audit preparation effortless in the future.
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