Vollständigkeitserklärung

English translation: completeness assertion / assertion of completeness

09:21 Apr 13, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Vollständigkeitserklärung
Es handelt sich um die Vollständigkeitserklärung eines Wirtschaftsprüfers an die Firma nach abgeschlossener Prüfung.
Sie wird zusätzlich zum Bestätigungsvermerk gegeben.
Gibt es im Englischen einen feststehenden Ausdruck dafür?
Zeus
Local time: 00:01
English translation:completeness assertion / assertion of completeness
Explanation:
Completeness = An assertion pertaining to financial information that all transactions and accounts have been presented in the financial report.

Assertions = Statements made by management in a financial report that pertain to economic actions and events

You might want to visit this site with an auditing terms glossary:

http://www.ican.org.np/public_html/auditing/glossary.htm
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Vesna Zivcic
Local time: 01:01
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Here comes a thank you from the past, especially for the very useful link.
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Summary of answers provided
na +1Declaration of completeness
Fuad Yahya
naAudit Report
Parrot
nastatement or declaration of comprehensiveness or universality
Saskia
nadeclaration of intregrity/integrity declaration
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
nacompleteness assertion / assertion of completeness
Vesna Zivcic


  

Answers


17 mins
Audit Report


Explanation:
Probably the closest you can come to a "declaration of completed examination" by a Chartered Accountant.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 01:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 315
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18 mins
statement or declaration of comprehensiveness or universality


Explanation:
you may be able to come up with just the right phrase from your experience in this field.

Good luck,

Saskia


    Oxford German/English/German, Oxford English, Random House Thesaurus
Saskia
Local time: 18:01
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 179
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9 hrs
declaration of intregrity/integrity declaration


Explanation:
i'm not sure, if this fits the context.

After some googleing I'm convinced that the integrity declaration should not be signed by the person who performed the audit, but by a second auditor who confirmes the integrity of the document.


    Reference: http://www.google.com
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
Local time: 09:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 492
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10 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Declaration of completeness


Explanation:
The following citations seem relevant to the context that you provided:

http://ww2.surreycc.gov.uk/education/edfin.nsf/ed177e5c66dff...


“2.0 Completeness of Financial Records

Section: S - End of Financial Year Procedures

It is important that the expenditure and income recorded against your school for 2000/01 is complete and accurate.”


http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/au9812/a9812.htm

"This recommendation can be closed when BOP management communicates the results of their year-end assessment of the completeness and accuracy of accounts receivable."

Fuad


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Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 128

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13 hrs
completeness assertion / assertion of completeness


Explanation:
Completeness = An assertion pertaining to financial information that all transactions and accounts have been presented in the financial report.

Assertions = Statements made by management in a financial report that pertain to economic actions and events

You might want to visit this site with an auditing terms glossary:

http://www.ican.org.np/public_html/auditing/glossary.htm


    Reference: http://www.ican.org.np/public_html/auditing/glossary.htm
Vesna Zivcic
Local time: 01:01
Native speaker of: Croatian
PRO pts in pair: 571
Grading comment
Here comes a thank you from the past, especially for the very useful link.
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