Auditing and Assurance Services

William Messier; Steven Glover; Douglas Prawitt

ISBN 10: 0078025435 / ISBN 13: 9780078025433

Published by McGraw-Hill College, 2011

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Synopsis:

Messier employs the audit approach currently being used by auditing professionals. This approach is a direct result of the demands of Sarbanes-Oxley, which has changed the way auditors do their jobs. The approach emphasizes understanding the entity (i.e., the organization or business being audited) and its environment (i.e. industry), and then assessing the business risks faced by the entity and how management controls those risks. This audit process focuses on business processes instead of accounting cycles. This unique and innovative approach has been developed in response to changing market dynamics. The systematic approach, referred to in the subtitle of the text, reflects the early introduction of three basic concepts that underlie the audit process: materiality, audit risk, and evidence; this allows Messier to build upon this model in subsequent chapters. These are central to everything an auditor does and a unique feature of Messier. As such, this approach helps students develop auditor judgment, a vital skill in today s auditing environment.

About the Author: William F. Messier, Jr. è Deloitte & Touche Professor alla School of Accountancy, Georgia State University e visiting professor alla SDA Bocconi di Milano.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Auditing and Assurance Services
Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket