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Modern Auditingby Gurdarshan S. Gill
John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 1999; US$ 21.95Modern Auditing (5th edition) builds on the strength of the previous editions, offering a thorough coverage of the practice of auditing in the context of auditing theory and concepts, and the professional responsibilities of the independent auditor. more...
Why and How Audits Must Changeby Thomas P. Houck
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 84.50Here are the essential steps that accounting firms must take to improve audit quality. The author provides detailed coverage of important topics such as risk-based auditing techniques, analytical procedures, technology, and internal controls. After explaining why frequently used audit approaches are inadequate for detecting material fraud, the author: Provides specific and practical guidance to help auditors conduct higher quality audits Offers guidance to financial executives on ways to evaluate their independent audits Describes the steps that accounting firms must take to implement these much-needed changes Order your copy today! more...
The Audit Committee Handbookby Louis Braiotta
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 110.50Written to help audit committees plan their agendas and achieve their mission in corporate governance, The Audit Committee Handbook helps professionals: Understand the role and responsibilities of the audit committee with a general update and reality check on auditing cycle activities Identify the developments that impact audit committee practices and the latest techniques and strategies for committee meetings Develop a repertoire of effective strategies to help the board of directors discharge its fiduciary responsibility to the stockholders Prepare a periodic assessment of professional development activities and an informed review of both audit processes and financial reporting processes Understand the legal aspects of the audit committee... more...
Auditor's Dictionaryby David O'Regan
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 105.50The Dictionary of Auditing is a one-stop resource for key auditing terminology, concepts, and processes essential to auditors and of increasing interest to those that work with them. Covers key regulatory developments such as Sarbanes Oxley and provides links for further reading. more...
Sanitising Business - Fraud And Ethicsby Douglas E. Ziegenfuss
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2002; US$ 199.00The purpose of this study is to determine if members of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) use the IMA Code of Ethics in recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas. This is important for several reasons. First, membership in the IMA and adherence to its code of ethics are largely voluntary. more...
Banking On Financeby Alan Blankley
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2002; US$ 199.00In 1997, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new disclosure rules in an amendment to Regulation S-X entitled ??Disclosure of accounting policies for derivative financial instruments and derivative commodity instruments and disclosure of quantitative and qualitative information about market risk inherent in derivative financial instruments, other financial instruments, and derivative commodity instruments?? (SEC, 1997). more...
Complex Integrated Accounting Systems And Auditingby Jagdish Pathak
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 199.00This ebook includes contributions from many major thinkers in auditing research and looks at the topic of Complex integrated accounting systems and auditing more...
Internal Audit Reports Post Sarbanes-Oxleyby Susan M. Switzer
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2007; US$ 68.50Brimming with commonsense advice delivered in a conversational, easy-to-read style, Internal Audit Reports Post Sarbanes-Oxley: A Guide to Process-Driven Reporting helps you transform raw data into useable information and then translate that information into actionable messages while complying with the SOX Act. more...
Achieving managerial controlby Gerald Vinten
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004; US$ 199.00Control self-assessment (CSA) has been discussed as an audit technique, but little practical guidance is available in the UK on the subject. A limited number of public sector organisations have implemented it. This paper describes a case study of CSA implementation in a Scottish Housing Association. The case study details the decision processes that led to the choice of CSA as a favoured audit technique, and the development of CSA skills within the organisation. This paper examines the broader benefits of a CSA approach, in terms of performance management and employee empowerment. This paper also uses a cost benefit analysis to examine the efficacy of CSA for small organisations. more...
Current issues in external and internal auditingby Gerald Vinten
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004; US$ 199.00Internal audit education is now concentrated in just a few tuition providers within the UK, a decrease from the 1980s. Generally it is not represented at all in its own right within higher education, and may just receive a passing reference as contrasted with external auditing. Hence it is scarcely perceptible and submerged. Even where it is rarely present it seems to have become ?secularised?, its influence waning under the banner of ?general management?. The professional body, the Institute of Internal Auditors ? UK and Ireland, is too busy selling its highly profitable distance learning course to concern itself with disseminating the internal audit message to higher education, or attempt to gain its rightful footing within the curriculum.... more...