Charity and nonprofit audits: Correspondence audit

 

A correspondence audit is relatively limited in scope. An agent typically conducts the audit using letters and phone calls to work with the officers or a representative of the organization. A correspondence audit can expand and become an in-person (field) audit, particularly if the issues grow more complex or the organization does not respond.

This chart PDF illustrates the steps involved in a correspondence audit.

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