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Unaccountableby Mike Brewster
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 27.95For thousands of years, those who controlled and monitored society's finances-accountants-were often the most powerful, respected, and influential members of the community. From the collectors at communal granaries in the ancient Middle East to the scribes who monitored Queen Victoria's Exchequer, the accountant's role has been to preserve the integrity of financial systems. In the United States, twentieth-century accountants played a vital role in shaping the transparency of U.S. capital markets, counseling the Allies on financial matters in both world wars, advising Congress on the creation of the federal income tax, and inventing the concept of the gross national product. Yet by 2003, the reputation of the public accountant was in tatters.... more...
Ethical Issues in Accountingby Catherine Lowthorpe; John Blake
Routledge 1998; US$ 39.95This volume provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the ethical issues of accounting, which will be valuable reading for students and teachers of Business Studies and also accountancy courses for the practising accountant. more...
A Comparative Study of Professional Accountants' Judgementsby Christopher Patel
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 98.95An empirical examination of cultural influences on judgments of professional accountants from Australia, India and Malaysia more...
Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accountingby Tommie W. Singleton; Aaron J. Singleton; G. Jack Bologna; Robert J. Lindquist
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006; US$ 84.50Get the latest tools in fraud auditing and get rid of fraud in your organization With the responsibility of detecting and preventing fraud placed directly on the accounting profession, you are responsible for recognizing fraud and learning the tools and strategies necessary to stop it. Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting , Third Edition shows you how to develop an investigative eye toward both internal and external fraud and provides crucial information on how to deal with it when discovered. This authoritative, timely book equips auditors, investigators, corporate attorneys, and accountants to identify the signs of financial fraud and successfully investigate it. This new edition will enable you to: Recognize the characteristics of... more...
Extraordinary Circumstancesby Cynthia Cooper
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2007; US$ 16.95The longer WorldCom Chief Audit Executive Cynthia Cooper stares at the entries in front of her, the more sinister they seem. But the CFO is badgering her to delay her team's audit of the company's books and directing others to block Cooper's efforts. Still, something in the pit of her stomach tells her to keep digging. Cooper takes readers behind the scenes on a riveting, real-time journey as she and her team work at night and behind closed doors to expose the largest fraud in corporate history. Whom can they trust? Could she lose her job? Should she fear for her physical safety? In Extraordinary Circumstances , she recounts for the first time her journey from her close family upbringing in a small Mississippi town, to working motherhood and... more...
Accounting and Business Ethicsby Ken McPhail; Diane Walters
Taylor & Francis 2009; US$ 49.95In the wake of the Enron scandal, the ethics of the accounting profession have come under real scrutiny. This concise textbook, aimed at students and practitioners, develops an understanding of the way accountants make ethical decisions in practice by exploring the factors that impact on the dilemmas they face. more...
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