Textbook
Modern Auditing: Assurance Services and the Integrity of Financial Reporting, 8th EditionISBN: 978-0-471-23011-3
Hardcover
1056 pages
August 2005, ©2006
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- Chapter Opening Vignette uses real world examples to relate issues discussed in the chapter to ethics, audit decision-making and the integrity of the finanancial reporting system
- Chapter feature titled, ‘Focus on Audit Decisions’ highlights key factors that influence an auditor’s decisions
- The book includes discussion of the role of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), PCAOB Auditing Standards and a chapter feature will highlight PCAOB standards that differ from Generally Accepted Auditing Standards for private companies
- Expanded case material related to the integrated audit case, ‘Mt. Hood Furniture’ case provides a variety of databases that allow students to utilize generalized audit software (IDEA) to accomplish various audit tasks. Multiple databases allow the case to be re-used with different data from term to term.
- Flowchart style chapter preview at commencement of each chapter
- Chapter summaries reinforce important audit decisions included in the chapter. They will (1) identify the audit decisions discussed in the chapter and provide page references to detailed discussions that (2) identify the factors that influence the auditor’s decision, and (3) explain the audit decision.
- End of chapter material organized by audit decisions so that there is a clear link between audit decisions discussed in each chapter and the problem material
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Professional simulations for each chapter that provide a more comprehensive problem that addresses the type of professional simulation problems that students will encounter on the the CPA Exam. This is supported with additional on-line simulations.