Business & Economics - Auditing

Is Your Money Safe?Charles Ponzi lent the Ponzi scheme its name, but he is not the first or the last to dupe investors with this age-old con. Bernard Madoff, Tom Petters, and others amassed billions before their arrests, but it is not all about...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Recent catastrophic business failures have caused some to rethink the value of the audit, with many demanding that auditors take more responsibility for fraud detection. This book provides forensic accounting specialists?experts in uncovering fraud?with new coverage on the latest PCAOB Auditing Standards, the Foreign...

Praise for Enterprise Risk Management and COSO: A Guide for Directors, Executives, and Practitioners "Enterprise Risk Management and COSO is a comprehensive reference book that presents core management of risk tools in a helpful and organized way. If you are an internal auditor who...

Author: J. Mike Jacka, Paulette J. KellerISBN-10: 0470444584ISBN-13: 9780470444580Publisher: WileyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2009Pages: 336Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.40w x 1.20d

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.500 Ways to Achieve Your Highest ScoreWe want you to succeed on the regulation portion of the CPA...

Straightforward, practical guidance for working fraud examiners and forensic accountants In Data Sleuth: Using Data in Forensic Accounting Engagements and Fraud Investigations, certified fraud examiner, former FBI support employee, private investigator, and certified public accountant Leah Wietholter delivers a step-by-step guide to financial investigation...

Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of over $100 billion, making him...

Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of over $100 billion, making him...

Government fraud is a knowing misrepresentation of the truth, or concealment of a material fact to induce the government to act to its detriment. Examples of government fraud include tax evasion, welfare fraud, and counterfeit currency. This book will assist you if you are...

This book is a tool that students, faculty, and practitioners can use to better understand the relationship between US PCAOB auditing standards and IFAC IAASB auditing standards.With time, the designations of US PCAOB standards were reorganized from the initial publication of this book. Accordingly,...

This book focusses on the importance of creating an internal assessment program to periodically assess the maturity of the organizations transformation journey. It discusses the best approach to designing and implementing an assessment program by answering key questions posed when people resist. The book...

This book focusses on the importance of creating an internal assessment program to periodically assess the maturity of the organizations transformation journey. It discusses the best approach to designing and implementing an assessment program by answering key questions posed when people resist. The book...

Boards and business leaders expect their key advisors to deliver fresh insights, and increasingly expect them to demonstrate foresight. To achieve what is expected, it is crucial to understand the dynamics of conversations in the boardroom and around the audit committee table. This book...

If you cannot master the art of asking questions while auditing, your career is over. This refreshingly entertaining book is the ultimate resource for teaching auditors to do just that. Ask Better Questions.It contains four in depth chapters to help you increase the quality...

Your game plan for strategic success in today's remote audit department Beyond Audit is your guide to taking advantage of this unique moment to review and enhance your audit methodology to improve execution, operations, and audit product. Change has been thrust upon the audit...

The magical world of Forensic Accounting comes to life as Titus Uno Certified Public Accountant, Forensic Certified Public Accountant, and Chartered Global Management Accountant as he uses his accounting background as he spends a Happy New Year Eve's Night in New York City, New...

The magical world of Forensic Accounting comes to life as Titus Uno, Certified Public Accountant, Forensic Certified Public Accountant, and Chartered Global Management Accountant along with his Forensic Certified Public Accountant Team. As they try to catch the "identity theft ghost employee" that made...

The goal of the classical approach presented in this book is to deliver a comprehensive overview about objectives, potential activities as well as individual requirements of an Internal Audit acting as Change Agent. Innovation and Change are widely recognized key success factors for sustainable...

"The Preservation of Places of Interest or Beauty" is a lecture delivered by Sir Robert Hunter at the University of Manchester in 1907. Sir Robert Hunter KCB (1844-1913) was a civil servant and solicitor who co-founded the National Trust. He campaigned for the conservation...

This book and its companion volume, Auditing that Matters Case Studies: The Discussion, provide internal audit practitioners and students of the art with a variety of case studies that can be the basis for discussion and debate on the path to learning work-class internal...

Cracking the Hard Nuts is a detailed professional guide, designed to equips Forensic Accountants and Fraud Examiners with knowledge and skills they need to successfully carry out the enormous task of investigating Fraud, Corruption, Ethical Violations and other forms of financial crimes. It delves...

This is the companion Discussion Guide to Auditing that Matters: Case Studies.The intent is for this pair of books to be used by internal auditors as a basis for group or individual discussions around world-class practices. Each individual should have a copy of the...

This book investigates the world of leading indicators and explores how they can be used effectively, providing 21st-century safety professionals with alternative metrics and guidance, which will enable them to make a difference in managing risk within an organization. The safety and health profession...

This book facilitates a systematic comprehension of internal workings of corporate governance in practice. Facets of this multidisciplinary, constantly evolving field are discussed and interrelationships among them are explained to provide insights on how certain precepts come into play for various roles in governance....

How to Deal with Debt Collectors and Win Every Time How To Beat Them at Their Own GameDebt is something most of us dread. Worse than that is being put in a situation where debt collectors start bombarding you with long threatening and intimidating...

This book is Book #1 in the Small Business Power Series which sets the stage by being a resource in the use of methods to sample accounts to conduct statistical audits It was originally developed to get auditors to get quickly up to speed...

Forensic accounting is gaining considerable attention as a rewarding and exciting field of accounting. Forensic accountants perform both fraud and non-fraud services. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) released its proposed new standards for its members who perform investigation and litigation forensic...

Starting with understanding the types of consulting projects and how they originate, this book shows the reader how to develop networks that can play an important role in generating prospects for consulting projects. The reader is given the steps of identifying the objective of...

Author: Patrick HuntISBN-10: 1516552342ISBN-13: 9781516552344Publisher: Cognella Academic PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/07/2014Pages: 192Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.22lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.50d

Patrick Hunt has been teaching in Humanities at Stanford University for the past 20 years. His Ph.D. is from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, University of London in 1991. He is a National Lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America since...

This book proposes a Throughput Model that draws from computer science, economic and psychology literatures to model perceptual and judgmental processes whereby biometrics might be used to reduce risks to a company's internal control. The book also discusses challenges in employing biometric technology and...

Author: Mometrix Auditing Certification Test TeaISBN-10: 1609713524ISBN-13: 9781609713522Publisher: Mometrix Media LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2023Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 10.80h x 8.20w x 0.50d

Newly revised in 2011. Contains the auditing standards promulgated by the Comptroller General of the United States. Known as the Yellow Book. Includes the professional standards and guidance, commonly referred to as generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS), which provide a framework for conducting...

Product Description: This edition reflects the Accounting Standards Codification changes, particularly with regard to ASC Topic 952, Franchisors. In addition, cross references have been included to the International Franchise Reporting Standards (IFRS) for Small & Medium-sized Entities. Contents - Part A - By Chapter...

This early work by Franz Boas was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Changes in the Bodily Form of Descendants of Immigrants' is an investigation for the United States Immigration Commission on the physical...

Information technology and accounting have developed interdependently. From ancient Mesopotamia to the global economy, business growth has depended on accurate information gathered and reported in a timely fashion. So why do so many accounting IT projects fall victim to misunderstanding, miscommunication and sibling rivalry?...

Ensure that payroll is punctual, accurate, secure and used effectively as a management tool Managing the payroll is often seen as a purely administrative function. But, aside from the legal and financial implications of payroll errors, payroll has significant implications for the organisation as...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Saving The Redwoods: An Account Of The Movement During 1919 To Preserve The Redwoods Of California is a book written by Madison Grant in 1919. The book is an informative and detailed account of the movement that took place in 1919 to preserve the...

An essential guide for practitioners on avoiding unethical situations in a fraud investigation--provides tips, techniques, and real-life examples Credentialed accountants, auditors, and fraud examiners who fail to identify fraud and misconduct may be in violation of their professional standards. Among these standards are requirements...

"How can you argue with the core principles of Lean, that you focus on what provides value to your customer and eliminate work that is not necessary (muda)? Internal auditors need to understand not only who their primary customers are, but what is valuable...

An invaluable tool equipping healthcare professionals, auditors, and investigators to detect every kind of healthcare fraud According to private and public estimates, billions of dollars are lost per hour to healthcare waste, fraud, and abuse. A must-have reference for auditors, fraud investigators, and healthcare...

Step-by-step guide to successful implementation and control of IT systems--including the Cloud Many auditors are unfamiliar with the techniques they need to know to efficiently and effectively determine whether information systems are adequately protected. Now in a Second Edition, Auditor's Guide to IT Auditing...

Essential guidance for the financial auditor in need of a working knowledge of IT If you're a financial auditor needing working knowledge of IT and application controls, Automated Auditing Financial Applications for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses provides you with the guidance you need. Conceptual...

Trotz der Stabilit舩 der Pr?ungsgrunds舩ze, ist der Beruf des Buchpr?ers im Wandel begriffen. Der Grundwert der Kernt舩igkeit in diesem Beruf - die Durchf?rung einer Buchpr?ung im Einklang mit den allgemein anerkannten Buchpr?ungs und -Bilanzierungsrichtlinien (GAAS) f? den Jahresabschlu und in ﾜbereinstimmung mit den GAAP...

Praise for Managing the Audit Function "The corporate governance issues, accounting irregularities, and legislative actions that have taken place over the past two years have elevated the role and importance of the internal audit function. Managing the Audit Function provides a valuable guide and...

A how-to guide for the discovery and prevention of the illegal transfer of money Written for the private sector--where most money laundering takes place--this book clearly explains shows business professionals how to deter, detect, and resolve financial fraud cases internally. It expertly provides an...

The auditor's guide to ensuring correct security and privacy practices in a cloud computing environment Many organizations are reporting or projecting a significant cost savings through the use of cloud computing--utilizing shared computing resources to provide ubiquitous access for organizations and end users. Just...