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.
Some typical stages in the audit process. An audit is a systematic and independent examination of books, accounts, statutory records, documents and vouchers of an organization to ascertain how far the financial statements as well as non-financial disclosures present a true and fair view of the concern. It also attempts to ensure that the books of accounts are properly maintained by the concern as required by law. Auditing has become such a ubiquitous phenomenon in the corporate and the public sector that academics started identifying an