preliminary audit

preliminary audit
An audit performed in advance of a main audit. In external auditing, preliminary audits often take place during an *auditee’s *fiscal year, and they focus on *audit planning and *compliance testing. In contrast, final audits tend to concentrate on *substantive testing.

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