Question

______________ are typically external, independent experts in accounting who can carefully evaluate a company's accounting records and verify whether they company has applied accounting standards fairly and consistently.

a) Accountants
b) Stakeholders
c) Auditors
d) Creditors

Answer 1

Auditor

Step-by-step explanation:

The Auditor must be external to avoid having to adjust their judging if displease their employer. The Auditor work on accounting firms or in their own and are hired by the company as legally obligations required to do so.

This way the Auditor can make their objections and the company is forced to adjust to the norm rather than being just a pass-through.