Misconception · MIS:source-packet-completeness-shortcut

Mistaken idea “A tidy folder proves the source packet is complete”

Mistaken reasoning: The mistake counts present files without comparing them with the evidence required for each reporting issue.

Updated Sep 11, 2026 Review due Nov 8, 2026

Why this is mistaken

Test completeness issue by issue against expected contracts, populations, approvals, confirmations, and specialist evidence. Send missing items to the request log. This inventory cannot establish whether the received evidence is authentic or accurate or whether the proposed accounting is correct.

Where to watch

When this mistake may appear

  • The folder has every standard close subfolder, so nothing is missing.
Check your work

Your work may contain this mistake if:

  • Makes one package-wide completeness claim or ignores a missing item because many other documents are present.