Field notes

Guides from the audit room

Short pieces on preparing schedules, surviving inventory observation, and keeping engagements on calendar.

Warehouse aisles with stacked pallets ready for inventory counting

How to survive your first inventory observation

What finance and warehouse teams in Taiwan should prepare before auditors count stock on the floor.

Notebook and laptop open beside printed spreadsheets

Building a PBC list that auditors will not rewrite

Practical advice for controllers preparing prepared-by-client schedules before statutory audit fieldwork in Taiwan.

Calendar and financial charts suggesting year-end close timing

Cut-off mistakes we see every December

Common revenue and purchase cut-off errors that delay Taiwan year-end audits — and how to catch them before fieldwork.

Professionals discussing reports in a bright meeting room

When an interim review is enough — and when it is not

How Taiwan boards and CFOs decide between limited-assurance interim reviews and full statutory audit procedures.

Close-up of signed contracts and a fountain pen

Related-party balances that trip Taiwan audits

Why related-party disclosures and supporting agreements need early attention in financial statement audits.