The Audit Committee Handbook
3rd Edition
Published on 24. September 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-471-34576-3 (ISBN)
Description
Audit committees are now mandatory in the U.S. for publicly-held companies, and are quickly becoming mandatory for publicly-held companies around the world. As the only comprehensive reference on audit committees in the marketplace, this book explains all functions and responsibilities of audit committees, and provides step-by-step coverage of all phases of the audit committee members' tasks.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
652 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-34576-3 (9780471345763)
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Content
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. A Perspective on Fraud and the Auditor. Reviewing Certain General Business Practices. THE REPORTING FUNCTION AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. Independent Auditors' Reports. The Audit Directors' Report and Concluding Observations. Appendices. Index.