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040 _aMUL
_beng.
_eAACR
082 _a657.45 POR
100 _aPORTER, B.
245 _a Principles of external auditing
_c/Brenda Porter, Jon Simon and David Hatherly
250 _a4th ed.
260 _aWest Sussex:
_bJohn Wiley & Sons. Ltd,
_cc 2014.
300 _axx, 861 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes references and index p. 843 - 861
505 _aWhat is auditing? The development of auditing and its objectives A framework of auditing concepts Threats to, and safeguarding of, auditors' independence Auditors' legal regulatory and professional responsibilities Auditors' duties with respect to fraud and no-compliance with laws and regulations Overview of the audit process, audit evidence, staffing and documenting an audits Commencing an audit: engagement procedures, understanding the client and identifying risks Planning the audit; materiality and audit risk Internal control and the external audit Testing financial statement assertions: substantive testing Audit sampling and computer assisted auditing techniques (CAATs) Completion and review Auditors' reports to users of financial statements and to management Legal liability of auditors Avoiding and limiting auditors' liability Corporate responsibility reporting and assurance The audit expectation-performance gap and proposals for reforming the external audit function
520 _aStriking a careful balance between theory and practice, this text describes and explains, in non-technical language, the nature of the audit function and the principles of the audit process. Sets auditing in the context of corporate accountability and responsible corporate governance
546 _aeng.
650 _a Auditing
650 _aAuditing Data processing
650 _aAuditors' reports
650 _aAuditing Law and legislation
700 _aSIMON, J.
_c(Author)
700 _aHATHERLY, D.
_c(Author)
942 _cBK
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_d10972