{"id":402,"date":"2024-03-07T13:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T13:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.experlu.co.uk\/blog\/?p=402"},"modified":"2025-01-07T07:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T07:34:18","slug":"why-small-businesses-need-an-auditor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.experlu.co.uk\/blog\/why-small-businesses-need-an-auditor\/","title":{"rendered":"Why small businesses need an auditor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Anyone running a small business<\/mark><\/a> knows there’s more to it than just thinking of ideas and ranking in cash.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a small business, it is also important to have a handle on the numbers and to make smart financial steps<\/mark>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though doing numbers yourself sometimes end up in penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, in some cases, it is a better decision to get the help of auditors<\/mark><\/a><\/strong> and accountants in more complex financials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audited financial statements carry a higher degree of credibility among investors and lenders. Some companies, by law, are required to audit their accounts, and others do voluntarily to increase the credibility and reliability of the data.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many audit types, like external audit<\/mark><\/a>, internal audit<\/mark><\/a>, tax audit, forensic audit, compliance audit,  value for money audit. However, in this blog post, we will be focusing on the External audit, popularly known as a statutory audit. You can check our blog post Business Audits \u2013 a Guide for Your Business<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog post is divided into the following sections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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