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revisionssamfund

English translation: audit firm; (SV/FI) Board of Auditors;


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Swedish term or phrase:revisionssamfund
English translation:audit firm; (SV/FI) Board of Auditors;
Entered by: Charlesp
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03:48 Jul 31, 2008
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Bus/Financial - Accounting
Swedish term or phrase: revisionssamfund
in Sweden, of course
Charlesp
Local time: 05:11
audit firm
Explanation:
Auditors like Ernst_&_Young tend to call themselves a "firm" of partners, even if they are in financial terms a company, or more accurately, a private company limited by guarantee. See ref.
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Peter Linton
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1audit firm
Peter Linton
3Board of Auditors; Audit Panel (even if one person)
Tom Thumb
3audit company
Bjørnar Magnussen


  

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audit company


Explanation:
E.g. Ernst & Young

"Till bolagets revisionssamfund valdes CGR-revisionssamfundet Ernst & Young" (www.vlp.fi/index.php?sivu=pressmeddelanden&id=294)

Bjørnar Magnussen
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audit firm


Explanation:
Auditors like Ernst_&_Young tend to call themselves a "firm" of partners, even if they are in financial terms a company, or more accurately, a private company limited by guarantee. See ref.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_&_Young
Peter Linton
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revisionssamfund (SV/FI)
Board of Auditors; Audit Panel (even if one person)


Explanation:
More context needed, as this term Googles mainly in Finland in Arts. of Assoc. (UK)/Incorporation (US) as an elected 'body' - like the German/Swiss Revisionsstelle which may be one person or one firm of accountants.

BTW, accountants and lawyers in the US/UK/Can mainly form themselves into LLPs = Limited Liability Partnerships.



Example sentence(s):
  • 1) Om en person som är anställd av ett revisionssamfund sitter som styrelsesekreterare ... Då ett revisionssamfund verkar som revisor kan en sådan partner i ...

    Reference: http://www.kauppakamari.fi/kkk/tutkinnot/HTM-tutkinto/sv_SE/...
Tom Thumb
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