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English translation: which we have not audited as per/in accordance with the contract agreement

22:10 Sep 18, 2013
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
German term or phrase: auftragsgemäß nicht geprüft
auditor's comment:
Belege, Bücher, Bestandsnachweise, die wir auftragsgemäß nicht geprüft haben.
Ruth-M
English translation:which we have not audited as per/in accordance with the contract agreement
Explanation:
I would suggest

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or: as this was not stipulated in the contract agreement

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-09-18 23:21:57 GMT)
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depends how wordy you want to get :)

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if you don't like "audited", you could just go with "examined"
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3 +2which we have not audited as per/in accordance with the contract agreement
David Hollywood
3did not perform an audit..., in accordance with our engagement
Michael Martin, MA


  

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did not perform an audit..., in accordance with our engagement


Explanation:
".... We did not perform an audit on X,Y,Z, in accordance with our engagement (letter)"

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See examples below:
"Because we did not perform an audit on such information, we expressed no opinion on it in our report."
http://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?Fet...

"This report is made solely to the company's shareholders, as a body, in accordance with our engagement letter." http://www.summerset.co.nz/investor_centre/2013-8-13 SGHL 20...

Michael Martin, MA
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which we have not audited as per/in accordance with the contract agreement


Explanation:
I would suggest

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-09-18 23:21:26 GMT)
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or: as this was not stipulated in the contract agreement

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-09-18 23:21:57 GMT)
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depends how wordy you want to get :)

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-09-18 23:22:47 GMT)
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if you don't like "audited", you could just go with "examined"

David Hollywood
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Asker: Very helpful suggestions, much appreciated.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pauline Alexiou
10 hrs
  -> thanks Pauline :)

agree  Ted Wozniak: I'd probably go with "examined" rather than audited here and use "engagement terms" rather than contract terms but that's a personsal choice.
14 hrs
  -> thanks Ted and I agree with both your suggestions (on the second one, a personal choice as you say)
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