Sarbanes-Oxley and the New Internal Auditing RulesSarbanes-Oxley and the New Internal Auditing Rules thoroughly and clearly explains the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, how it impacts auditors, and how internal auditing can help with its requirements, such as launching an ethics and whistle-blower program or performing effective internal controls reviews under the COSO framework. With ample coverage of emerging rules that have yet to be issued and other matters subject to change, this book outlines fundamental blueprints of the new rules, technological developments, and evolving trends that impact internal audit professionals. Order your copy today! |
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... rules auditing concept. Chapter 12: Summary: Internal Auditing Going Forward This chapter summarizes the most important of these new rules for today's internal auditors and speculates on future directions. SOA and the PCAOB are new ...
... rules auditing concept. Chapter 12: Summary: Internal Auditing Going Forward This chapter summarizes the most important of these new rules for today's internal auditors and speculates on future directions. SOA and the PCAOB are new ...
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... (SOA) covering public accounting firms, financial auditing standards, and corporate governance. Through this ... rules since the SEC was launched in the 1930s. SOA represents the most important set of new rules for auditing and internal ...
... (SOA) covering public accounting firms, financial auditing standards, and corporate governance. Through this ... rules since the SEC was launched in the 1930s. SOA represents the most important set of new rules for auditing and internal ...
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... rules that would limit the amount of consulting work that a public accounting firm could perform for the companies ... rules ready early in 2003. A major component of SOA was the Public Accounting Oversight Board (PAOB), an. “Where Were ...
... rules that would limit the amount of consulting work that a public accounting firm could perform for the companies ... rules ready early in 2003. A major component of SOA was the Public Accounting Oversight Board (PAOB), an. “Where Were ...
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... laws, an extensive set of specific regulations and administrative rules is being developed by the SEC from the broad guidelines in SOA text. The provisions of SOA have a major impact on internal auditors, particularly in U.S. publicly ...
... laws, an extensive set of specific regulations and administrative rules is being developed by the SEC from the broad guidelines in SOA text. The provisions of SOA have a major impact on internal auditors, particularly in U.S. publicly ...
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... rules requiring that at least one audit committee member must be a ... standards for new issues or concerns were set by the AICPA's Auditing Standards Board ... SOA. Although previously there was not much noise about whether the process ...
... rules requiring that at least one audit committee member must be a ... standards for new issues or concerns were set by the AICPA's Auditing Standards Board ... SOA. Although previously there was not much noise about whether the process ...
Contents
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CHAPTER 3 Heightened Responsibilities for Audit Committees | 59 |
CHAPTER 4 Launching an Ethics and Whistleblower Program | 71 |
Chapter 5 COSO Section 404 and Control SelfAssessments | 103 |
Chapter 6 IIA CobiT and Other Professional Internal Audit Standards | 165 |
Chapter 7 Disaster Recovery and Continuity Planning after 911 | 189 |
Chapter 8 Internal Audit Fraud Detection and Prevention | 213 |
Chapter 9 Enterprise Risk Management Privacy and Other Legislative Initiatives | 231 |
Chapter 10 Rules and Procedures for Internal Auditors Worldwide | 257 |
Chapter 11 Continuous Assurance Auditing Future Directions | 293 |
Chapter 12 Summary Internal Auditing Going Forward | 313 |
Glossary | 317 |
Index | 321 |
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