Wiley Practitioner′s Guide to GAAS 2000: Covering all SASs, SSAEs, SSARSs, and Interpretations (Accounting) - Softcover

Guy, Dan M.; Carmichael, D. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471351571 ISBN 13: 9780471351573

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Synopsis

The clearest, easy–to–use guide to understanding GAAS 2000 now available. GAAS 2000 is organized the way practitioners use the Statements on Auditing Standards. Written by the authors of the AICPA Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs), this software explains and interprets the standards in clear, easy–to–understand language. Wiley Practitioner′s Guide to GAAS 2000 for Windows explains how the standards are related and includes explanations, practice notes, practical illustrations, checklists, and questionnaires to guide the user through the auditing process. The authors also provide detailed explanations of all new SAS standards. These statements are continuously updated on the Wiley GAAS Web site. Wiley GAAS for Windows 2000. Get everything that′s in the book on CD. Features include: Keyword search to locate specific topics quickly. Point and click index and table of contents for instant access to any topic. Place bookmarks for easy reference and reminders. Cross–reference hyperlinks to jump to related topics.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The clearest, easy–to–use guide to understanding GAAS 2000 now available.

The toughest part of an accountant?s job is simply identifying, interpreting, and applying the many audit, attest, review, and compilation standards relevant to a particular engagement. Wiley Practitioner?s Guide to GAAS 2000, the only reference written by the primary authors of the AICPA Statements on Auditing Standards, offers the accounting professional a clear, easy–to–understand distillation of the official language of the Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs), Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAEs), and Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARSs)?as well as advice on exactly when and how to remain fully compliant with each. The only GAAS reference organized the way practitioners actually use the Statements on Auditing Standards, GAAS 2000 presents each statement one by one, explaining how the standards are related,as well as guidance on the entire engagement process, in the form of practice notes, checklists, questionnaires, and real–world examples that illustrate how the fundamental requirements of each section are applied. Other key features include:

• ;A brief identification of each SAS, SSAE, and SSARS, with its effective date and tips on when to apply it
• A comprehensive glossary of official definitions, usually scattered throughout a standard
• Behind–the–scenes explanations of the reasons for each pronouncement and brief explanation of the basic ideas of the section
• Concise listing and descriptions of each standard?s specific mandates
• Capsule summary of interpretations, plus selected AICPA practice alerts and advisories
• Helpful techniques for remaining compliant with each standard

Also available:

Wiley Practitioner?s Guide to GAAS 2000 for Windows® CD–ROM Wiley Auditor?s SAS Field Guide 2000 (a quick–reference companion to GAAS 2000)

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Wiley Not–for–Profit Accounting Field Guide 1999?2000 Wiley Federal Accounting Handbook Wiley GAAP 2000 Wiley GAAP 2000 for Windows® Wiley GAAP Quarterly Update Wiley GAAP for Governments 2000 Wiley GAAP for Governments 2000 for Windows® Wiley GAAP for Governments Field Guide 2000 Wiley Not–for–Profit GAAP 2000 Wiley Not–for–Profit GAAP 2000 for Windows® Wiley IAS 2000 Wiley IAS 2000 for Windows®

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471351571
• ISBN 13: 9780471351573
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 972