Brink's Modern Internal AuditingBrink's Modern Internal Auditing, Sixth Edition is a comprehensive resource and reference book on the changing world of internal auditing, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance issues. * Sixth edition of a very well respectede auditing resource. * Provides an overview of the role and responsibilities of the internal auditor. * Includes discussion of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the impact it has on auditing (particualry concerning controls). * Provides expanded coverage of fraud and business ethics. * Includes guidance on reporting results effectively. * Provides in-depth discussion of internal audit and corporate governance. |
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... Audit's Role (c) ... Findings 123 123 124 125 126 127 138 139 139 142 142 145 145 146 147 150 153 155 156 157 161 163 164 169 171 171 173 178 180 181 182 183 184 8.5 Audit Committee and External Auditors 8.6 Whistleblower Programs and ...
... Audit's Role (c) ... Findings 123 123 124 125 126 127 138 139 139 142 142 145 145 146 147 150 153 155 156 157 161 163 164 169 171 171 173 178 180 181 182 183 184 8.5 Audit Committee and External Auditors 8.6 Whistleblower Programs and ...
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... Audit Documentation (b) (c) Use of a Common Methodology (d) Collaborative Work Assistance (e) Cooperation and Collaboration in Auditor Training Face-to-Face Sharing of Information (f) Supportive Follow-Up of Audit Findings (g) Joint Audit ...
... Audit Documentation (b) (c) Use of a Common Methodology (d) Collaborative Work Assistance (e) Cooperation and Collaboration in Auditor Training Face-to-Face Sharing of Information (f) Supportive Follow-Up of Audit Findings (g) Joint Audit ...
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Robert R. Moeller. 14.5 14.6 Performing the Internal Audit (a) Internal Audit Fieldwork Procedures (b) Audit Fieldwork Technical Assistance (c) Audit Management Fieldwork Monitoring (d) Potential Audit Findings (e) Audit Program and ...
Robert R. Moeller. 14.5 14.6 Performing the Internal Audit (a) Internal Audit Fieldwork Procedures (b) Audit Fieldwork Technical Assistance (c) Audit Management Fieldwork Monitoring (d) Potential Audit Findings (e) Audit Program and ...
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... Audit Reports (b) Elements of an Audit Report Finding (c) Balanced Audit Report Presentation Guidelines (d) Alternative Audit Report Formats Audit Reporting Cycle (a) Draft Audit Reports (b) Audit Reports: Follow-Up and Summarization (c) ...
... Audit Reports (b) Elements of an Audit Report Finding (c) Balanced Audit Report Presentation Guidelines (d) Alternative Audit Report Formats Audit Reporting Cycle (a) Draft Audit Reports (b) Audit Reports: Follow-Up and Summarization (c) ...
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... auditors should follow this decision-making process to help assemble the correct supporting data when making a recommendation. This will also help the internal auditor to better understand how management reacts to audit report findings ...
... auditors should follow this decision-making process to help assemble the correct supporting data when making a recommendation. This will also help the internal auditor to better understand how management reacts to audit report findings ...
Contents
PART TWO IMPORTANCE OF INTERNAL CONTROLS | 67 |
PART THREE INTERNAL AUDIT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 169 |
PART FOUR ADMINISTERING INTERNAL AUDIT ACTIVITIES | 257 |
PART FIVE IMPACT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS ON INTERNAL AUDITING | 433 |
PART SIX INTERNAL AUDITOR TOOLS AND TRENDS | 609 |
PART SEVEN THE PROFESSIONAL INTERNAL AUDITOR | 685 |
Index | 741 |
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Page 193 - I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth.
Page 74 - Internal control comprises the plan of organization and all of the co-ordinate methods and measures adopted within a business to safeguard its assets, check the accuracy and reliability of its accounting data, promote operational efficiency, and encourage adherence to prescribed managerial policies.
Page 108 - Internal control is broadly defined as a process, effected by an entity's board of directors, management and other personnel, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of objectives in the following categories: • Effectiveness and efficiency of operations. • Reliability of financial reporting. • Compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Page 75 - ... (A) make and keep books, records, and accounts, which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the issuer; and (B) devise and maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances...
Page 76 - ... (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
Page 76 - ... (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary (I) to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles or any other criteria applicable to such statements and (II) to maintain accountability for assets...
Page 246 - The auditor has a responsibility to plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether caused by error or fraud.
Page 206 - USC 78o(d)), or any officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor, or agent of such company, may discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, or in any other manner discriminate against an employee in the terms and conditions of employment because of any lawful act done by the employee...
Page 123 - ... INTERNAL CONTROL EVALUATION AND REPORTING— With respect to the internal control assessment required by subsection (a), each registered public accounting firm that prepares or issues the audit report for the issuer shall attest to, and report on, the assessment made by the management of the issuer. An attestation made under this subsection shall be made in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Board.