A fairly simple question as a rule. If an auditor has visited you, sifted through your stuff, written a report to say you're either ok or a bit fishy, sent you an excessively large bill - chances are, you have been audited.
Right?
Well, so I used to think. The last volunteer to work here left a report which, amongst other things, clearly said "No auditor is appointed. Needs to be resolved urgently". So, naturally, I picked this up when I arrived and asked innocently "do you have an auditor yet?" The answer, I understood, is yes. We had an audit and it was fine. We found a new auditor who gave a special rate.
Now, dear reader, an auditor is not a ghost that passes fleetingly in the night. It is a big, clunky, cumbersome beast that leaves a mighty trail in its wake (the most telltale footprint is usually the aforementioned bill). It doesnt normally take great jungle lore to spot when theyve paid a visit.
Except, I genuinely have no idea. I cant find an auditors report, nor have I found any audit fees in the receipts I've trawled through. I can't find any accounts, I can't find a letter from an auditor, and no one knows where these things might be. Like the falling down tree that noone hears - if noone saw the audit, did that audit take place?
Spooky.
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