Verification means "proving the truth" or "confirmation".
Verification is an auditing process in which auditor satisfy himself with the actual existence of assets and liabilities appearing in the Statement of Financial position.
[1] Verification is usually conducted through examination of existence, ownership, title, possession, proper valuation and presence of any charge of lien over assets.
Offsite verification[3] means verification by checking documents, official records, photos and by questioning staff responsible or otherwise trusted to be a reliable source for the facility in verification.
Onsite verification[4] means the verifying party is physically visiting the facility, getting introduced into due facts about it on the site where the facility is located and operated.