Audit and assurance.
Independence rules mean an audit should not be performed by the firm that prepares your accounts, so Walch In Practice arranges audits through trusted external auditors, prepares the file, and manages the process from start to finish. That covers SMSF annual audits and engagements required by statute, shareholders, banks and other stakeholders.
SMSF annual audits and statutory engagements, performed by external auditors, arranged and managed by us.
Enquire about auditsIndependence rules mean an audit should not be performed by the firm that prepares your accounts, so audits are performed by trusted external auditors: SMSF annual audits, and engagements required by statute, shareholders, banks, and other stakeholders. We arrange the audit, prepare the file, and manage the process with you from start to finish.
Our approach is value-driven: beyond meeting the requirement, an audit should tell you something useful about your own business, from the efficiency of your operation to ways to strengthen internal controls.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Do you audit the accounts yourselves?
No. Independence rules mean the firm that prepares your accounts should not audit them. We arrange the audit through trusted external auditors, prepare the file, and manage the process from start to finish, so you deal with one firm while the audit itself stays independent.
What kinds of audit do you arrange?
SMSF annual audits, and audit and assurance engagements required by statute, shareholders, banks and other stakeholders.
Why can't my own accountant just audit the accounts?
Because independence is the point of an audit. An audit is only meaningful if the person signing it is separate from the people who prepared the numbers, so the two roles are kept apart. Arranging and managing the audit for you keeps that separation intact without you having to find and brief an auditor yourself.
Who does the work
A principal on every file.
A principal is always across your file. Greg Walch is a Chartered Accountant and a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, with more than four decades in the profession, and has led the firm since 1999. George Walch, Client Director, leads client advisory. You deal directly with people who know your affairs, supported by the wider team.
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