Audit engagement

Payment Exception Review

Focused investigation of an unallocated receipt, duplicate charge, unexplained balance or disputed permit payment entry.

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When one entry blocks the file

An application can stall because one transfer has no receipt, a receipt carries an old reference, or a balance returns after payment. We build a chronology around that specific exception and test the evidence available to the applicant.

You receive an evidence bundle, a short findings note and a proposed factual enquiry for the relevant authority or consultant. Direct municipal liaison, legal correspondence and recovery proceedings are excluded unless separately arranged with an appropriately qualified adviser.

Pricing depends on the number of entities involved, the age of the payment and whether bank confirmation must be reconstructed. Most single exceptions are completed within one working week of receiving all records.