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The manner of appointment, the qualifications, and the format of reporting by an external auditor are defined by statute, which varies according to jurisdiction. External auditors must be members of one of the recognised professional accountancy bodies. [2] External auditors normally address their reports to the shareholders of a corporation.
Most importantly, external auditors, though engaged and paid by the company being audited, should be regarded as independent. Internal Auditors are employed by the organizations they audit. They work for government agencies (federal, state and local); for publicly traded companies; and for non-profit companies across all industries.
No audit firm wants to have to explain to the press the loss of a big client. This gives the directors of the large company a commanding position over its audit firm and they may look to take advantage of it. The audit team would feel pressured to satisfy the needs of the directors and in doing so would lose their independence.
The Internal Audit Foundation is undertaking the initiative: "Internal Audit: Vision 2035 - Creating Our Future Together." This project is designed to identify what the internal audit profession will look like in 2035, how the IIA can elevate the value of internal audit during that time, and what steps must be taken to make that future a reality.
An auditor's report is a formal opinion, or disclaimer thereof, issued by either an internal auditor or an independent external auditor as a result of an internal or external audit, as an assurance service in order for the user to make decisions based on the results of the audit.
Consultant auditors are external personnel contracted by the firm to perform an audit following the firm's auditing standards. This differs from the external auditor, who follows their own auditing standards. The level of independence is therefore somewhere between the internal auditor and the external auditor.
The European Court of Auditors (ECA; French: Cour des comptes européenne) is the supreme audit institution of the European Union (EU). It was established in 1975 in Luxembourg and is one of the seven EU institutions. [1] [2] The Court comprises one member from each EU member state (currently 27) supported by approximately 800 civil servants.
Thunder also participated in Mnet's Mnet Scandal. [18] He was also a host of The M-Wave , a music program which aired on Arirang TV with Krystal Jung . [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Having lived in the Philippines, he participated in the cable TV show, Mom, I've gone crazy for English with Nicole Jung , where he was an English mentor to young children. [ 21 ]