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The Roles and Goals of External Auditors

  • A primary goal of third party auditors is to restore public trust in company financial statements and, more broadly, in U.S. capital markets.
  • An ancillary goal is to broaden and improve disclosures that identify a coompany’s sales, net income, and business risks to investors.
  • The goal of auditors involves address the need for greater transparency and more comprehensive disclosures.
  • CPAs are proactive in identifying emerging issues and trends that may impact their customers’ financial statements.
  •  Auditors are required to evaluate the internal controls used by their clients to ensure the accuracy of audited financial statements.
  • Auditors help ensure that disclosures required to be made by their clients are comprehensive, accurate and written in plain English to ensure that the ordinary investor understands the disclosures.
  • Auditors are more focused on potential problems such as how fluctuations in foreign exchange rates might affect sales and profits.

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