qualified audit opinion

  • 1audit opinion — An opinion contained in an auditors report. It expresses a view as to whether or not the financial statements audited have been prepared consistently using appropriate accounting policies, in accordance with relevant legislation, regulations, or… …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 2audit opinion — An auditor’s conclusion on the extent to which *audit evidence refutes or confirms an *audit objective. *Independence is considered to be central to the credibility of audit opinions, especially in the context of an external audit: An auditor’s… …

    Auditor's dictionary

  • 3qualified audit report — An auditors report in which some qualification of the financial statements is required because (a) the auditor feels there is a limitation on the scope of the audit examination or (b) the auditor disagrees with the treatment or disclosure of a… …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 4audit opinion — An opinion contained in an auditors report It expresses a view as to whether or not the financial statements audited have been prepared consistently using appropriate accounting policies, in accordance with relevant legislation, regulations, or… …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 5audit — Systematic inspection of accounting records involving analyses, tests, and confirmations. The hearing and investigation had before an auditor. An audience; a hearing; an examination in general. A formal or official examination and authentication… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 6audit — Systematic inspection of accounting records involving analyses, tests, and confirmations. The hearing and investigation had before an auditor. An audience; a hearing; an examination in general. A formal or official examination and authentication… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 7opinion — A document prepared by an attorney for his client, embodying his understanding of the law as applicable to a state of facts submitted to him for that purpose; e.g. an opinion of an attorney as to the marketability of a land title as determined… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 8audit report — A document that summarizes the findings of an audit. An external audit report sets out an *audit opinion. Most systems of *Generally Accepted Auditing Standards have standardized formats for external audit reports and require explanations of any… …

    Auditor's dictionary

  • 9qualified opinion — Term used to describe the opinion letter accompanying audited financial statements in which the CPA reports the same information as in the unqualified opinion with one or more additions. The additional information describes either (1) one or more …

    Financial and business terms

  • 10audit — detailed checking of the financial records of a business by an independent qualified person ( auditor) in order to verify their correctness or to detect errors or fraud. Glossary of Business Terms An examination of a company s accounting records… …

    Financial and business terms