Auditor Ethics
There may come a time when you could be audited by the Internal Revenue Service -- and not because they have a personal vendetta against you. Before auditors work with you on an audit, they have to give you a good reason for why they're doing it. And while they work with you, they have to uphold a set of ethics from the Institute of Independent Auditors.
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Establishing Trust
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One of the most essential elements an auditor needs to do is demonstrably display a sense of trust and integrity with her clients. Through this important mode of auditing ethics, an auditor should assure her client of professionalism and that the auditor can be trusted in the kind of judgments she might make.
Preventing Bias
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An auditor cannot show any bias toward his client in favorable or unfavorable ways. A sense of objectivity in analyzing the client's information is paramount and can't be swayed by the opinion of someone else.
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Keeping Records Private
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A respected and professional auditor will never share your personal financial information with any party. The only exception to this is if there's a legal reason to share the information. When she does share your financial information, she will need authority from the IRS to do so.
Knowledge and Proficiency
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Another important aspect of auditing ethics involves an auditor using his skills only within the limits of his knowledge. This also expands to how proficient his skills are and how much experience he's had in auditing. The Institute of Independent Auditors' code of ethics also indicates that the auditor needs to constantly improve his auditing skills to keep gaining more experience and proficiency for future audits.
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