The phrase "avoid an audit" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is discussing strategies or actions taken to prevent an audit from occurring, often in financial or compliance-related discussions.
Example: "To ensure smooth operations, we must take necessary precautions to avoid an audit this fiscal year."
Alternatives: "prevent an audit" or "steer clear of an audit".
Chairman Goodlatte could borrow heavily from the audit rights for the Section 114 compulsory license for sound recordings, and allow songwriters to conduct group audits under Section 115 to avoid a multiplicity of audits.
Investigators are also examining how Mr. Friedman avoided an audit of the nursing home, which might have imperiled his overall profits, because the Medicaid reimbursement there determines what he receives from the state for his two adult day care centers.
That's why there's such a mystique about avoiding an audit.
Do your claim losses year after year for the same activity perhaps something the IRS might consider an expensive hobby you're improperly trying to write off? (For more on hobby losses, click here. For how to avoid an IRS audit, click here).
This is certainly true of Afghanistan, where the US-led coalition has been able to avoid a true audit of the impact of its presence via tight control of the media combined with manipulated patriotism.
Never overestimate the value of goods and always provide proper documentation in order to avoid a tax audit.
Because audit quality is not directly observable by users, the incentive to avoid a negative inspection report may arise from the reputational damage associated with the public disclosure of the infractions (Gunny and Zhang 2013b).
But the FHA has also taken a number of steps to shore up its finances since its audit last year, which could bring in about $18 billion this year and help it avoid a bailout.
Johansson, Hayatou and others saw that as a ploy to avoid the audit's being completed before May's election.
