Ebook: Auditing & Assurance Services

Part I: The Contemporary Auditing Environment

Chapter 1: Auditing and Assurance Services

Chapter 2: Professional Standards

Appendix 2A Attestation Standards

Part II: The Financial Statement Audit

Chapter 3: Engagement Planning

Chapter 4: Management Fraud and Audit Risk

Appendix 4A Selected Financial Ratios

Appendix 4B Sample Abridged Audit Plan

Chapter 5: Risk Assessment: Internal Control Evaluation

Appendix 5A Audit Plan

Chapter 6: Employee Fraud and the Audit of Cash

Appendix 6A Internal Control Questionnaires

Appendix 6B Audit Plans

Chapter 7: Revenue and Collection Cycle

Fraud Cases: Extended Audit Procedures (AU 240)

Appendix 7A Internal Control Questionnaires

Appendix 7B Audit Plan

Chapter 8: Acquisition and Expenditure Cycle

Fraud Case(s): Extended Audit Procedures (ISA/AU 320)

Appendix 8A Internal Control Questionnaires

Appendix 8B Audit Plans

Appendix 8B The Payroll Cycle

Chapter 9: Production Cycle

Fraud Case: Extended Audit Procedures (Standard 240)

Appendix 9A Internal Control Questionnaires

Appendix 9B Audit Plans

Chapter 10: Finance and Investment Cycle
Fraud Case: Extended Audit Procedures (AU 316)

Appendix 10A Internal Control Questionnaires

Appendix 10B Substantive Audit Plans

Chapter 11: Completing the Audit

Chapter 12: Reports on Audited Financial Statements

Part III: Stand-Alone Modules

Module A: Other Public Accounting Services

Module B: Professional Ethics

Module C: Legal Liability

Module D: Internal, Governmental, and Fraud Audits

Module E: Overview of Sampling

Module F: Attribute Sampling

Module G: Variables Sampling

Module H: Auditing in a Computerized Environment


Comprehensive Cases

Andersen: An Obstruction of Justice?

PTL Club—The Harbinger of Things to Come?

GM: Running on Empty?

Unhealthy Accounting at HealthSouth

KPMG: How Many Firms?

Something Went Sour at Parmalat

GE: How Much Are Auditors Paid?

Saytam Computer Services, Ltd.—India’s Enron

Index

Auditors are trained to investigate beyond appearances to determine the underlying facts—in other words, to look beneath the surface. The recent financial crisis has made this skill even more crucial to the business community. As a result of this recent crisis and of the financial statement accounting scandals that occurred at the turn of the century, understanding the auditor’s responsibility related to fraud, maintaining a clear perspective, probing for details, and understanding the big picture are indispensable to effective auditing. The author team of Louwers, Ramsay, Sinason, Strawser, and Thibodeau has dedicated years of experience in the auditing field to this new edition of Auditing & Assurance Services, supplying the necessary investigative tools for future auditors.