Auditing category: 248 books

Compliance officers perform a vital, yet unpopular role in the business world as they advise on complying with myriad rules and regulations. What is good for compliance is sometimes seen as being bad for business, making a compliance officer's role a difficult one. Essential Strategies for Financial...

In a study of housing demand, the county assessor is interested in developing a regression model to estimate the market value (i.e., selling price) of residential property within her jurisdiction. In addition, the assessor feels that there may be other important variables that will affect the market...

The fall from Big 4 audit partner to prison inmate.In March 2013, Scott London, CPA, was a partner in the international accounting firm of KPMG. He was in charge of the audit practice for the southwest region with responsibility and authority over 500 accountants. In April 2013, he saw his...

Ease the transition to the new COSO framework with practical strategy Internal Control Audit and Compliance provides complete guidance toward the latest framework established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO). With clear explanations and expert advice on implementation, this...

Uncover the financial fraud that funds terrorist organizations Trade-Based Money Laundering is an authoritative examination of this burgeoning phenomenon, now coming under scrutiny in the War on Terror. This book walks you through the signs and patterns of trade-based money laundering (TBML)...

Recent studies have indicated that the average corporation loses 1-6% per year of their revenue to fraud. The author has put together a book which covers every necessary aspect of protecting a privately-held company, or a publicly-held company, from the risks of fraud. Corporate Governance principles,...

As the monetary cost of fraud escalates globally, and the ensuing confidence in financial markets deteriorates, the international demand for quality in financial statements intensifies. But what constitutes quality in financial statements? This book examines financial statement fraud, a topical and...

Accounting standards are an essential element in the regulation of current financial reporting. Standard setters promulgate such standards, and companies and professional accountants follow them in preparing financial reports. Although much has been written about the history of standard setting, the...

The external audit engagement planning methodology is the worst thing that can happen to an internal audit engagement. This book shows (a) what issues to address in opening meetings, how to develop (b) engagement objectives, (c) engagement scopes and (d) engagement work programs and how to allocate...

Your CPA firm could provide one of several levels of services when you hired them to look at your financial statements and issue a report. They could perform an audit, or a review, or a compilation.There won’t be big visual differences in the report they issue but there will be huge differences...

"Telecommunication System Design You are designing a telecommunications system and need to connect a series of offices (shown as nodes) with fiber optic cable.  You have information about which offices need to be connected (following diagram) and the cost for several possible network links....

A professional guide to developing training for fraud risk and detection This book provides a simple but effective method of developing a fraud risk awareness strategy that focuses on training employees using a six-stage approach to this task that involves understanding the threat, appreciating...

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...

A Comprehensive "C-Level" Guide to Preventing and Responding to Fraud and Misconduct Maintaining and enhancing the integrity of an organization in a global, regulated, and digital environment has become an increasingly complex and difficult challenge for business leaders. Despite...