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audit

[aw-dit] / ˈɔ dɪt /




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The audit also reviewed public records showing the employee owned property in Idaho and was the holder of an Idaho-issued driver’s license.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

His case was also shared with the local district attorney, who has the authority to prosecute misuse of confidential governmental data, but the district attorney declined to pursue criminal charges, the audit said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

At the same time, officials in the office debated filing a claim against the state to argue that the overpayments were not the fault of the employees, according to the audit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The audit said both employees had since left the controller’s office, but did not say whether it was the result of such action.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“The quarterly tax payments that Savannah filed triggered an audit by the Internal Revenue Service.”

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

Protecting workers on the fishing vessels that supply feed mills is, however, an “immense challenge,” Meserve added, because audits occur at port.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

With voter anxiety growing, the heads of major AI companies signed a White House accord on September 29 pledging independent audits and board-level oversight of cutting-edge models.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Cohen also acknowledged that she didn’t conduct reviews of the DMV and EDD, because, she said, other agencies were doing those audits and she didn’t want to duplicate their efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Sarbox requires third-party audits of public company internal controls, and it created the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to regulate public accounting firms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The Fowls had held on to Fowl Manor over the years, surviving war, civil unrest, and several tax audits.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Under the act, new or higher special taxes enacted after Jan. 1, 2026 would be audited every four years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

It said repaired buildings would be audited to make sure the work had been carried out properly.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Abbott has tried to ameliorate these concerns by requiring all new data centers to be audited by the state, a step that policy experts and Democrats have criticized as insufficient.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

Thirty-nine percent said they would continue to publish earnings press releases quarterly, but would submit regulatory filings twice a year—a reviewed semiannual report and an audited annual one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Wait until Mom and Dad got home and I had to break it to them that my finances were being audited.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

The controller is the state’s fiscal watchdog, responsible for auditing government agencies, administering payroll for state employees and reuniting abandoned assets with their owners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The company has identified nearly 400 “musecases” ranging from auditing unnecessary subscriptions to negotiating parking tickets.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

Osman was reported to have been working for a local auditing firm.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

He found an entry-level job at the Argentine office of an international auditing firm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

“You’re auditing something? I thought about doing that at NYU. How is it?”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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