The Audit Committee Handbook

Partial table of contents:; GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES; Your Role in the Auditing Process; Corporate Accountability: How to Keep It in Perspective; The External Users of Accounting Information; The Legal Position of the Audit Committee; Rules of the Road Auditing and Related Accounting Standards; THE PLANNING FUNCTION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE; An Overview of Audit Planning; Director's Role in Planning the Audit; THE MONITORING AND REVIEWING FUNCTIONS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE; Monitoring the System of Internal Control; Monitoring the Internal Audit Function; Reviewing Accounting Policy Disclosures; THE REPORTING FUNCTION AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE; Independent Auditors' Reports; Appendices; Index.