Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
revisionssamfund
English translation:
audit firm; (SV/FI) Board of Auditors;
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Charlesp
Jul 31, 2008 03:48
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Swedish term
revisionssamfund
Swedish to English
Bus/Financial
Accounting
in Sweden, of course
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | audit firm |
Peter Linton (X)
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| 3 | audit company |
Bjørnar Magnussen
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| 3 | Board of Auditors; Audit Panel (even if one person) |
Adrian MM. (X)
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Proposed translations
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audit firm
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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audit company
E.g. Ernst & Young
"Till bolagets revisionssamfund valdes CGR-revisionssamfundet Ernst & Young" (www.vlp.fi/index.php?sivu=pressmeddelanden&id=294)
"Till bolagets revisionssamfund valdes CGR-revisionssamfundet Ernst & Young" (www.vlp.fi/index.php?sivu=pressmeddelanden&id=294)
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Swedish term (edited):
revisionssamfund (SV/FI)
Board of Auditors; Audit Panel (even if one person)
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.
BTW, accountants and lawyers in the US/UK/Can mainly form themselves into LLPs = Limited Liability Partnerships.
Example sentence:
1) Om en person som är anställd av ett revisionssamfund sitter som styrelsesekreterare ... Då ett revisionssamfund verkar som revisor kan en sådan partner i ...
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