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ANTI-BRIBERY-CORRUPTION5 MIN READ

Write A Gift Approval Note An Auditor Can Trust

Draft a gift or hospitality approval note that documents business purpose, risk factors, and decision rationale.

A dinner request says only: 'Dinner with client, $340, relationship building.' One attendee works for a government-owned airport authority and pricing clarification is pending. Recipient + purpose + timing + value + mitigation The common trap is writing a label instead of a rationale. 'Relationship building' does not let a reviewer assess public-official risk, decision timing, or whether the hospitality is proportionate. Name the recipient role Identify the airport authority buyer as a public-sector customer evaluator, not just 'client.' Role matters because a public official or state-owned enterprise employee may create higher bribery risk than a private peer. Name the…

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