Annual Update for Accountants and Auditors: 2020

Annual Update for Accountants and Auditors: 2020
Author: Kurt Oestriecher
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2020-12-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119784611

Keep abreast of the fast-paced changes in accounting and auditing with relevant pronouncements, exposure drafts, and other guidance recently issued in the accounting, auditing, compilation, preparation, and review arenas. This book will help accountants and financial managers sort through the most recent accounting and auditing complexities so they can identify and apply recently issued FASB, PCAOB, and AICPA standards and guidance. New topics covered include: Revenue recognition Leases Financial instruments Intangible assets Consolidation Business combinations Recently issued SAS No. 134–140 Auditing interpretations Recently proposed SSAE standards Overview of SSARS guidance

Government Auditing Standards - 2018 Revision

Government Auditing Standards - 2018 Revision
Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2019-03-24
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0359536395

Audits provide essential accountability and transparency over government programs. Given the current challenges facing governments and their programs, the oversight provided through auditing is more critical than ever. Government auditing provides the objective analysis and information needed to make the decisions necessary to help create a better future. The professional standards presented in this 2018 revision of Government Auditing Standards (known as the Yellow Book) provide a framework for performing high-quality audit work with competence, integrity, objectivity, and independence to provide accountability and to help improve government operations and services. These standards, commonly referred to as generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS), provide the foundation for government auditors to lead by example in the areas of independence, transparency, accountability, and quality through the audit process. This revision contains major changes from, and supersedes, the 2011 revision.

The Accounting Profession

The Accounting Profession
Author: Donald H. Chapin
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1996-12
Genre:
ISBN: 0788135988

Concerns the status of recommendations made to the accounting profession over the past two decades by major study groups. Identifies (1) recommendations made from 1972-95 to improve accounting & auditing standards & the performance of independent audits under the federal securities laws & the actions taken on those recommendations, & (2) any unresolved issues to determine their impact on the performance of independent audits, effective accounting & auditing standards setting, & efforts to expand the scope of business reporting & audit services.

Annual Update: Top Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting and Auditing Issues Facing CPAs

Annual Update: Top Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting and Auditing Issues Facing CPAs
Author: Lynda Dennis
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2020-07-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119743052

This book provides a review of the top accounting and auditing issues faced by preparers of governmental and not-for-profit financial statements and their auditors. Key areas covered include: GASB 87, Leases; revenue recognition, including grants and contracts; risk assessment; and financial reporting. Key topics include: · Current GASB developments · Audit issues related to GASB developments · Recent GASB pronouncements and their impact on accounting and reporting · Top advice from the AICPA’s Technical Hotline and the GASB Technical Inquiry System

Common U.S. GAAP Issues Facing Accountants

Common U.S. GAAP Issues Facing Accountants
Author: Renee Rampulla
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2020-07-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119743370

Featuring the latest ASUs through the date of publication, this broad-ranging book covers FASB accounting and reporting developments that apply to all companies. Emphasizing financial statement disclosures in addition to accounting methods, the author presents implementation guidelines and disclosure illustrations from actual financial statements. Key topics include: The financial reporting environment Summary of recent FASB releases Accounting and reporting topics common to most entities, including the following: Recognizing revenue under the new standard The new leasing model Fair value accounting Inventory Property, plant, and equipment – including capitalized interest and nonmonetary transactions Accounting for debt Accounting for income taxes Financial statement presentation and notes disclosures The financial statements

Auditor Going Concern Reporting

Auditor Going Concern Reporting
Author: Marshall A. Geiger
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2021-06-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000392031

Auditor reporting on going-concern-related uncertainties remains one of the most challenging issues faced by external auditors. Business owners, market participants and audit regulators want an early warning of impending business failure. However, companies typically do not welcome audit opinions indicating uncertainty regarding their future viability. Thus, the auditor’s decision to issue a "going concern opinion" (GCO) is a complex and multi-layered one, facing a great deal of tension. Given such a rich context, academic researchers have examined many facets related to an auditor’s decision to issue a GCO. This monograph reviews and synthesizes 182 recent GCO studies that have appeared since the last significant review published in 2013 through the end of 2019. The authors categorize studies into the three broad areas of GCO: (1) determinants, (2) accuracy and (3) consequences. As an integral part of their synthesis, they summarize the details of each study in several user-friendly tables. After discussing and synthesizing the research, they present a discussion of opportunities for future research, including issues created or exacerbated as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. This monograph will be of assistance to researchers interested in exploring this area of auditor responsibility. It will also be of interest to auditing firms and individual practitioners wanting to learn what academic research has examined and found regarding this challenging aspect of audit practice. Auditing standard-setters and regulators will find it of interest as the authors review numerous studies examining issues related to audit policy and regulation, and their effects on GCO decisions. The examination of GCO research is extremely timely given the financial and business disruption caused by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. This unprecedented global event has caused companies, auditors and professional bodies to revisit and reassess their approach to going concern, and to think even more deeply about this fundamental business imperative.

Disruption in the Audit Market

Disruption in the Audit Market
Author: Krish Bhaskar
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2019-04-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000007863

Focussing on the dominance of the Big Four auditing firms – PwC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG – this concise volume provides an authoritative critical assessment of the state and future of the audit market, currently the subject of much debate and the focus of significant government enquiries. Drawing on extensive research and a vast collection of evidence from interviews with insiders, experts and users, it explores the key issues of audit quality, independence, choice and the growing expectation gap. Just as disruptive technologies are overturning other established sectors, this book explores their impact on accounting, financial reporting and auditing. It questions whether the Big Four-dominated audit market is prepared not only for the inevitable disruption of new technologies, but also the challenges of negative public perceptions, cynicism about regulation and demands for greater transparency. In the context of increasing high-profile corporate failures, this book provides a compelling scrutiny of the industry’s failings and present difficulties, and the impact of future disruption. At this crucial time, it will be of great interest to students, researchers and professionals in accounting and auditing, as well as policy makers and regulators.

Count Down

Count Down
Author: Jim Peterson
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2017-07-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1787430111

Enron killed Arthur Andersen in 2002, leaving only Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC. Now the Big Four, with a total revenue of $127 billion, face major threats that need immediate attention. Count Down looks at today’s model and proposes a new Big Audit, fit to serve the capital markets of the 21st century.