作为小型企业主，您需要进行定期审核，以确保您的记录准确。尽管许多企业主不喜欢审计的想法，但审核可能对您的公司有益。了解以下不同类型的审核的更多信息。

不同类型的审核

作为简短的回顾，审核检查了您的财务记录和交易，以验证它们是准确的。通常，审核查看您的financial statementsand accounting books to compare information.

You or your employees may conduct audits. Or, you might have a third party audit your information (e.g., IRS audits).

Many business owners have routine audits, such as once per year. If you are not organized or don’t keep thorough records, your audits might take more time to complete.

审计类型的类型可能因业务而异。例如，建筑业务可能会进行审核，以分析他们在特定项目上花费了多少（例如，承包商或用品的成本）。

总体而言，审核有助于确保您的业务运作顺利。那么，各种类型的审核是什么？

1.内部审核

内部审核发生在您的业务中。作为企业主，您在企业中的其他人进行审核时启动审计。

拥有股东或董事会成员的企业可以使用内部审计来对其进行企业财务状况更新。而且，内部审计是签到财务目标的好方法。

尽管您可以进行内部审核的原因有很多，但一些常见原因包括：

• 提出改进
• 监控有效性
• 确保您的业务符合法律法规
• 审查和验证财务信息
• 评估风险管理政策和程序
• Examine operation processes

2. External audit

外部审计由第三方，例如会计师，国税局或税务机构进行。外部审计师与您的业务无关（例如，没有员工）。而且，外部审核员必须遵循公认的审计标准（GAAS）。

像内部审核一样，外部审计的主要目标是确定会计记录的准确性。

Investors and lenders typically require external audits to ensure the business’s financial information and data is accurate and fair.

审计报告

When your business is audited, external auditors usually give you an audit report. Audit reports include details of the audit process and what was found. And, the report includes whether your financial records are accurate, missing information, or inaccurate.

3. IRS tax audit

IRS tax audits are used to assess the accuracy of your company’s filed tax returns. Auditors look for discrepancies in your business’stax liabilities为了确保您的公司不会超额付款或支付税款。而且，税务审计师会查看您的可能错误小企业纳税申报表。

Auditors usually conduct IRS audits randomly. IRS audits can be conducted via mail or through in-person interviews.

4. Financial audit

A financial audit is one of the most common types of audit. Most types of financial audits are external.

在财务审计中,审计人员分析fairness and accuracy of a business’s financial statements.

审核员审查了进行财务审计的交易，程序和余额。
审核后，第三方通常向贷方，债权人和投资者发表有关您的业务的审计意见。

5. Operational audit

Operational audits are similar to internal audits. An operational audit analyzes your company’s goals, planning processes, procedures, and operation results.

Generally, operational audits are conducted internally. However, an operational audit can be external.

The goal of an operational audit is to fully evaluate your business’s operations and determine ways to improve them.

6. Compliance audit

合规性审核会检查您的企业的政策和程序，以查看它们是否符合内部或外部标准。

合规性审核可以帮助确定您的业务是否符合向工人的赔偿或股东付款分布。而且，他们可以帮助确定您的业务是否符合IRS法规。

7.信息系统审核

Information systems audits mostly impact software and IT companies. Business owners use information system audits to detect issues relating to software development, data processing, and computer systems.

This type of audit ensures the system provides accurate information to users and makes sure unauthorized parties do not have access to private data.

此外，IT和非软件业务应定期进行迷你网络安全审核，以确保其系统免受欺诈和黑客的侵害。

8.工资审计

薪资审核检查您的企业的工资流程，以确保其准确。进行薪资审核时，请查看不同的工资率因素，例如工资率，工资，税款和员工信息。

工资审核通常是内部的。进行内部工资审核有助于防止将来可能的外部审计。

Businesses should conduct internal payroll audits annually to check for errors in their payroll processes and remain compliant.

9.付费审核

Pay audits allow you to identify pay discrepancies among your employees.

薪酬审核可以帮助您发现公司的不平等薪水。在薪酬审核期间，分析因种族，宗教，年龄和性别而引起的差异之类的事情。

薪酬审核还可以帮助您确保根据您的企业行业和位置公平付款。

Importance of audits

You must conduct audits regularly to understand different aspects of your business. And, audits can help catch issues early on before they snowball into big mistakes. If you don’t conduct audits, you may find yourself reviewing inaccurate information, which can impact your business later.

在将审核的想法踢到路边之前，请考虑一下它们如何使您的小型企业受益。审核可以帮助您：

• 找到财务问题
• 捕获错误
• 促进您的业务bottom line
• 保持井井有条
• Make better business decisions

本文已从2019年4月18日的原始出版日期开始更新。

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