Audits and Other Accountants' Services

Audits and Other Accountants' Services
Author: Don Pallais
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2010
Genre: Accounting
ISBN: 9781604428100

In this book, you'll learn about the context of an audit, what and how an auditor tests, assuring the quality of an audit, what the auditor's report means and other alternatives to audits offered by accounting professionals. Appendix material includes common types of audit testing, sample reports, availability of common services and auditor workpapers. Also included is a complete glossar y of accounting terms.

Audits of Public Companies

Audits of Public Companies
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781604565034

This book examines (1) concentration in the market for public company audits, (2) the potential for smaller accounting firms' growth to ease market concentration, and (3) proposals that have been offered by others for easing concentration and the barriers facing smaller firms in expanding their market shares.

Audits of State and Local Governments

Audits of State and Local Governments
Author: Jack F. Georger
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2018-03-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119508932

This title provides accountants with critical "how-to" guidance on planning, performing, and reporting on your audit engagements, including financial reporting and the financial reporting entity, revenue and expense recognition, capital asset accounting, and the elements of net position on audits of state and local governments. It covers newly issued accounting and auditing standards, pension and OPEB standards, going concern, fair value, and Yellow Book updates. It prepares accountants to Identify the latest principles of auditing and accounting for state and local governments. Identify new GASB standards. Review in detail auditing considerations including risk assessment, materiality, group audits, and performing and concluding the audit. Re-examine significant accounting transactions including financial instruments; revenues and receivables; capital assets; expenses/expenditures and liabilities; net position and financial statement reconciliations. Identify guidance for special-purpose governments like hospitals, schools district, transportation systems, colleges and universities and more. Prepare financial statements in accordance with a special purpose framework through review of illustrative auditor's reports.

Audit and Accounting Guide: Health Care Entities, 2018

Audit and Accounting Guide: Health Care Entities, 2018
Author: AICPA
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2018-11-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1948306166

Considered the industry's standard resource, this guide helps accountants and financial managers understand the complexities of the specialized accounting and regulatory requirements of the health care industry. Updated for 2018, this edition has been prepared and reviewed by industry experts and provides hands-on, practical guidance for those who work in and with health care entities. A critical resource for auditors, this edition includes new accounting standards and relevant GASB and FASB updates (including those related to private companies). Updates include: FASB ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) FASB ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10) Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities FASB ASU No. 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958): Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities SAS No. 133, Auditor Involvement With Exempt Offering Documents GASB Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions (and Certain Issues Related to OPEB Plan Reporting) GASB No. 83, Certain Asset Retirement Obligations

Annual Update for Accountants and Auditors

Annual Update for Accountants and Auditors
Author: Mark Beasley
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2018-02-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119511453

The rate of change in today’s regulatory environment can make it challenging to stay current on the topics affecting the accounting profession. Keep abreast of the fast-paced changes in accounting and auditing in this comprehensive book that provides information critical to an accountant’s success. This book covers relevant pronouncements, exposure drafts, and other guidance recently issued in the accounting, auditing, and compilation, preparation, and review arenas. This book covers important topics such as revenue recognition, leases, financial instruments, as well as intangible assets, consolidation, and statement of cash flows. The authors sort through the complexities and help identify and apply recently issued FASB, PCAOB, and ASB standards and guidance. This book will prepare the accountant to do the following: Understand recently issued FASB standards and guidance. Assess the effect of recently issued auditing standards, attestation standards, and standards on accounting and review services. Become familiar with exposure drafts and other projects in accounting, auditing, compilation, preparation, and review services.

Wiley The Complete Guide to Auditing Standards, and Other Professional Standards for Accountants 2008

Wiley The Complete Guide to Auditing Standards, and Other Professional Standards for Accountants 2008
Author: Nick A. Dauber
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 549
Release: 2008-07-07
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 0470275936

If you are an auditor or work frequently with auditors, you need quick answers on the latest auditing standards. Get the answers you need now to understand and comply with authoritative auditing standards. The Complete Guide to Auditing Standards and Other Professional Standards for Accountants 2008 is filled with charts, checklists, diagrams, report forms, schedules, tables, exhibits, examples, practice aids, and step-by-step instructions for your maximum ease of use.

The AICPA Audit Committee Toolkit

The AICPA Audit Committee Toolkit
Author: AICPA
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2016-11-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1940235448

The 2014 edition of this popular product will help audit committees of public companies achieve best practices for managing and incorporating their role in the organization. Now with downloadable MS Word tools and checklists, this Toolkit offers a broad sampling of matrices, reports, questionnaires and other pertinent materials specifically tailored to public companies, and designed to make audit committee best practices actionable. The toolkit, and accompanying download, will take the guesswork out of effectively establishing and managing an audit committee by furnishing you with dozens of useful tools and the most common forms for effective audit committee operation. The editable forms and checklists will help you efficiently create, file, and track your documentation. New to this edition of the toolkit: Updated with new COSO Framework (May 2013) Improved forms and checklists are more user-friendly Updated with regulatory changes IFRS guidance has been added

Audit and Accounting Manual: Nonauthoritative Practice Aid, 2019

Audit and Accounting Manual: Nonauthoritative Practice Aid, 2019
Author: AICPA
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 784
Release: 2019-08-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1950688003

This comprehensive, step-by-step guide provides a plain-English approach to planning and performing audits. In this handy resource, accountants and auditors will find updates for the issuance of SAS No. 132, The Auditor's Consideration of an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, with illustrative examples, sample forms and helpful techniques ideal for small- and medium-sized firms Key Features include: Comprehensive and step-by-step guidance on the performance of an audit Numerous alerts that address the current-year developments in a variety of areas Illustrative examples and forms to facilitate hands-on performance of the audit

Audit and Accounting Guide: Not-for-Profit Entities, 2018

Audit and Accounting Guide: Not-for-Profit Entities, 2018
Author: AICPA
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 883
Release: 2018-04-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1948306204

This AICPA Accounting and Auditing Guide is a must-have for the resource libraries of accounting and auditing professionals who work with not-for-profit organizations. This essential reference book assists accountants in the unique aspects of accounting and financial statement preparation and auditing for not-for-profit entities. Created with common errors and questions in mind, accountants benefit from not-for-profit industry-specific guidance on the issues they are likely to encounter this year. The 2018 edition includes guidance on financial reporting changes, reporting donated services between affiliated NFPs, split-interest agreements, contributions and grants, functional expenses and joint costs, and much more. This new edition provides a comprehensive discussion of FASB ASU No. 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958): Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities. The discussion includes highlights of the changes that will assist financial statement preparers with implementing the standard. The guide offers dual guidance throughout, providing readers with the “before-and-after” context to enhance their understanding of the changes, as well as two all-inclusive appendices.