Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 209

Full Length Research Paper

Internal audit as an optimization tool for educational monitoring organizations

Lazos Grigoris
  • Lazos Grigoris
  • Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, International University of Greece, PC 62124, Greece.
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Karagiorgos Alkiviadis
  • Karagiorgos Alkiviadis
  • Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Administration, International University of Greece, Terma Magnisias, PC 62124, Greece.
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Stavropoulos Antonios
  • Stavropoulos Antonios
  • Department of Applied Informatics, Faculty of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, N. Egnatia Str.156, PC 54006, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Karagiorgou Dimitra
  • Karagiorgou Dimitra
  • Department of Applied Informatics, Faculty of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, N. Egnatia Str.156, PC 54006, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Hatzakis Nikos
  • Hatzakis Nikos
  • Taxation and Finance, Faculty of Taxation and Finance, University of Macedonia, 156 Egnatia Street, GR 54636, Greece.
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  •  Received: 29 September 2020
  •  Accepted: 04 January 2021
  •  Published: 31 January 2021

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