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ENGAGEMENT PERIOD [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-07-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Auditing (Accounting)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- initial audit engagement
1, record 1, English, initial%20audit%20engagement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- first audit engagement 2, record 1, English, first%20audit%20engagement
correct
- initial audit 3, record 1, English, initial%20audit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[An] initial audit engagement [is] an engagement in which either :(i) The financial statements for the prior period were not audited; or(ii) The financial statements for the prior period were audited by a predecessor auditor. 4, record 1, English, - initial%20audit%20engagement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- audit initial
1, record 1, French, audit%20initial
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- premier audit 2, record 1, French, premier%20audit
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- première mission d'audit 3, record 1, French, premi%C3%A8re%20mission%20d%27audit
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- révision initiale 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9vision%20initiale
correct, feminine noun, Belgium
- première révision 2, record 1, French, premi%C3%A8re%20r%C3%A9vision
correct, feminine noun, Belgium
- première vérification 2, record 1, French, premi%C3%A8re%20v%C3%A9rification
former designation, correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
- vérification initiale 2, record 1, French, v%C3%A9rification%20initiale
former designation, correct, see observation, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Un] audit initial [est un] audit réalisé dans l'un ou l'autre des cas suivants : i) les états financiers de la période précédente n'ont pas fait l'objet d'un audit; ii) les états financiers de la période précédente ont été audités par un autre auditeur (le «prédécesseur»). 4, record 1, French, - audit%20initial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
audit initial; premier audit; première mission d'audit : Le Bureau de la traduction du gouvernement du Canada recommande l'usage du terme «audit» dans le domaine de la comptabilité (REC-13/2013-02). 5, record 1, French, - audit%20initial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
première vérification; vérification initiale : Le terme «vérification» a été en usage dans les normes canadiennes jusqu'en décembre 2010, date à laquelle un consensus international a entériné l'emploi de la désignation «audit». 5, record 1, French, - audit%20initial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-11-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Military Administration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- engagement period 1, record 2, English, engagement%20period
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Administration militaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- période de service
1, record 2, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20service
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-03-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Military Administration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- continuing engagement
1, record 3, English, continuing%20engagement
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- CE 2, record 3, English, CE
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A period of service, which extends a member's service by up to five years at a time beyond the intermediate engagement(IE) termination point, or beyond the retirement age prescribed in QR&O 15. 31 Table A, B or C as appropriate. 1, record 3, English, - continuing%20engagement
Record 3, Key term(s)
- continuous engagement
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Administration militaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- engagement à titre définitif
1, record 3, French, engagement%20%C3%A0%20titre%20d%C3%A9finitif
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- ETD 2, record 3, French, ETD
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période prescrite de service qui prolonge le service du militaire jusqu'à cinq ans au-delà de la fin de son engagement de durée intermédiaire (ED Int) ou au-delà de l'âge de retraite prescrit aux tableaux A, B ou C de l'article 15.31 des ORFC, selon le cas. 1, record 3, French, - engagement%20%C3%A0%20titre%20d%C3%A9finitif
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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