OAS, Organization of American States-an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation.PCW, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons-international organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention.
DEFINITION of 'Forensic Audit'. An examination and evaluation of a firm's or individual's financial information for use as evidence in court.
Financial auditing is often performed by other accountants and auditors, as well as forensic auditors. This service consists of reviewing a company's financial statements and verifying that they've been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practices, and meet appropriate standards of accuracy.raud auditing is a service provided to companies by forensic auditors working as outside consultants. Firms hire an auditor to review their books and accounting procedures, ensuring that their operational practices will make fraud difficult and improve the likelihood of detecting any fraud that takes place.