Auditing Cases - Softcover

Knapp, Michael C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1133187900 ISBN 13: 9781133187905

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2012

Synopsis

Knapp’s AUDITING CASES, 9E, International Edition uses real-world cases to acquaint you with the work environment of auditors. It also helps you to recognize the red flags that often accompany problem audits. This new edition offers exciting new cases that cover Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., First Keystone Bank, Phillips Petroleum Company, and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. New cases have also been added to the "Audits of High-Risk Accounts" section, examining well-known companies such as General Motors and Lipper Holdings, LLC. The ninth edition fully integrates risk assessment standards recently adopted by the auditing community. What better training for the real world of auditing than to learn by studying real companies and situations!

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Review

SECTION 1 Comprehensive Cases. 1.1 AMRE, Inc 1.2 Just for FEET, Inc 1.3 Enron Corporation. 1.4 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. 1.5 United States Surgical Corporation 1.6 Madoff Securities. 1.7 New Century Financial Corporation 1.8 Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. 1.9 ZZZZ Best Company, Inc. 1.10 Crazy Eddie, Inc. SECTION 2 Audits of High-Risk Accounts. 2.1 Doughtie's Foods, Inc. 2.2 Lipper Holdings, LLC. 2.3 Happiness Express, Inc. 2.4 SmartTalk Teleservices, Inc. 2.5 General Motors Company. 2.6 CBI Holding Company, Inc. 2.7 CapitalBanc Corporation. SECTION 3 Internal Control Issues. 3.1 First Keystone Bank 3.2 Howard Street Jewelers, Inc. 3.3 Buranello's Ristorante. 3.4 Goodner Brothers, Inc. 3.5 Triton Energy Ltd. 3.6 United Way of America. SECTION 4 Ethical Responsibilities of Accountants. 4.1 Rocky Mount Undergarment Company, Inc. 4.2 Suzette Washington, Accounting Major. 4.3 Oak Industries, Inc 4.4 Creve Couer Pizza, Inc. 4.5 F&C International, Inc. 4.6 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. SECTION 5 Ethical Responsibilities of Independent Auditors. 5.1 Waverly Holland, Audit Senior. 5.2 American International Group, Inc. 5.3 The PTL Club. 5.4 Cardillo Travel Systems, Inc. 5.5 Koger Properties, Inc. 5.6 Phillips Petroleum Company. SECTION 6 Professional Roles. 6.1 Bill DeBurger, In Charge Accountant 6.2 Leigh Ann Walker, Staff Accountant 6.3 Tommy O'Connell, Audit Senior 6.4 Avis Love, Staff Accountant 6.5 Charles Tollison, Audit Manager 6.6 Hamilton Wong, In-Charge Accountant. SECTION 7 Professional Issues. 7.1 Baan Company, N.V 7.2 Hopkins v. Price Waterhouse 7.3 Ligand Pharmaceuticals. 7.4 Sarah Russell, Staff Accountant 7.5 Stock Option Mania 7.6 National Medical Transportation Network. SECTION 8 International Cases. 8.1 Royal Ahold, N.V. 8.2 Livent, Inc 8.3 Registered Auditors, South Africa 8.4 Kansayaku 8.5 Republic of Somalia 8.6 Zuan Yan 8.7 Australian Wheat Board 8.8 Parmalat Finanziaria, S.p.A. 8.9 OAO Gazprom 8.10 Tata Finance Limited 8.11 Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 8.12 Societe Generale 8.13 Shari'a 8.14 Republic of the Sudan 8.15 Mohamed Salem El-Hadad, Internal Auditor 8.16 Tae Kwang Vina. 8.17 Kaset Thai Sugar Company.

About the Author

Michael Knapp has taught undergraduate and graduate auditing courses for more than thirty years. He has developed numerous online CPE courses that focus on a wide range of auditing topics, including the COSO internal control framework, the most common types of accounting frauds, and the impact cognitive biases have on the quality of professional audit services. Professor Knapp has also testified in several major litigation cases involving accounting and auditing issues. For three years, he served as a consultant with the FBI on a major white collar criminal case. Recently, he accepted an invitation from the FBI to speak at a national conference attended by more than 500 FBI agents and other federal law enforcement officers. His honors at the University of Oklahoma include, among many others, the Harold E. Hackler Outstanding MBA Professor (determined by a vote of OU’s MBA students), the Outstanding Oklahoma Accounting Educator (awarded by the Oklahoma Society of CPAs), the Delta Sigma Pi Professor of the Year (awarded by the OU undergraduate business students’ honor society), the David Ross Boyd Professorship (a university-wide designation for teaching excellence awarded to one professor annually), and the McLaughlin Chair in Business Ethics.

Edition details

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1133187900
• ISBN 13: 9781133187905
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 576