Analytical Review

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Analytical Review

Any process by which a person or company looks at an account or financial statement and attempts to identify any irregularities. This may involve comparing financial and non-financial information. An analytical review is less thorough than an audit. In general, an analytical review can lead to an audit if odd information is found. A CPA often leads an analytical review.

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The authors surveyed the impact of JIT/TQM on the auditor's analytical review by testing for significant differences in various financial ratios of 103 JIT/TQM companies for the periods before and after the adoption.

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However, examples are the use of spreadsheet software to generate year-to-year variation calculations for analytical review and the application of computer software to perform test footings of client ledgers and trial balances.