Court of Audit explained

A Court of Audit or Court of Accounts is a Supreme audit institution, i.e. a government institution performing financial and/or legal audit (i.e. Statutory audit or External audit) on the executive branch of power.

Courts of Audit
Country Name Est. Independent Can start legal action
Algeria 1976
Angola
Australia
Austria 1920
Bangladesh
Belgium
Benin
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada 1878
the European Court of Auditors or ECA
France partially
Germany
Greece 1829
Indonesia 1946
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Luxemburg
Morocco
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Philippine
Portugal
Romania 1973
Russia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
SwitzerlandSwiss Federal Audit Office
Tunisia
Taiwan (Republic of China) 審計部 (National Audit Office) 1931
Turkey 1862
United Kingdom
United States

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Notes and References

  1. Site officel INTOSAI http://www.intosai.org