Auditing and Assurance Services: An Integrated Approach - Hardcover

Arens, Alvin A.; Elder, Randal J.; Beasley, Mark S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0136084737 ISBN 13: 9780136084730

Publisher: Pearson, 2009

Synopsis

For any first course in Federal Taxation at the undergraduate or MBA level.

The most recent federal taxation mandates with the highest level of readability and relevancy for students.

The Pope/Anderson/Kramer series is unsurpassed in blending the technical content of the most recent federal taxation mandates with the highest level of readability and relevancy for students.

The 2010 edition has been updated to include the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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From the Back Cover

• New: Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC and PCAOB rulemakings integrated into every chapter.
• New: Updated material for changes in the auditing profession resulting from recent corporate scandals:
  1. Bankruptcy of Andersen, LLP
  2. Shifting of auditing standards-setting to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
  3. Spin-off of consulting
  4. Greater focus on internal controls
• New: Chapter on Fraud (11) added to this edition. Expanded coverage of this topic includes new mid-chapter fraud vignettes in each chapter.
• New: Increased coverage of Reporting on Internal Controls in Chapter 10, Internal Control and Control Risk.
• New: 4-color insert of the Hillsburg Hardware Company "Annual Report." The insert provides financial statements and background information to support the Hillsburg Hardware Integrated Case that appears throughout the text.
• New: Redesigned and integrated audit practice case (Pinnacle Manufacturing) that spans multiple chapters. Students apply concepts addressed in the audit planning and execution phase of the audit.
• New: Expanded supplements package includes practice sets, case manuals, and auditing assignments using Excel.
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Synopsis

For the core auditing course for accounting majors. Comprehensive integration of the fundamental auditing concepts. Auditing and Assurance Services: An Integrated Approach presents an integrated concepts approach that shows students the auditing process from start to finish. This text prepares students for real-world audit decision making by using illustrative examples of key audit decisions, with an emphasis on audit planning, risk assessment processes and collecting and evaluating evidence in response to risks. The latest edition includes the best coverage of internal controls on the market and is up-to-date with the current emphasis on testing and reporting on internal controls in today's Sarbanes-Oxley environment.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0136084737
• ISBN 13: 9780136084730
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 872