Auditors rely on trust and verification methods

Norah Al Khalaf

September 09 2019

Former US President Ronald Reagan used the phrase “trust, but verify” during nuclear disarmament discussions with the Soviet Union. The same phrase is relevant to tax auditors today, writes Norah Al Khalaf, tax auditor at the Saudi General Authority of Zakat & Tax.

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