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APPENDIX D Speeding Up the Annual Audit Process Checklist

Key Tasks
Planning Meeting with Auditors
1. Preparation of agenda, which should include:
a. Status of prior-year significant audit findings (to assess whether they should be an issue this year).	Yes	No
b. Unresolved internal control and accounting issues.	Yes	No
c. Draft milestones discussed and agreement reached.	Yes	No
d. Fine-tuning the content of this checklist.	Yes	No
e. Proposed deadlines.	Yes	No
f. Discussions of new standards and ...