The audit committee handbook

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The Audit Committee Handbook is a complete revision of what was once entitled The Audit Director's Guide. This Handbook offers comprehensive guidance to all functions, duties, and responsibilities of audit committee members as well as their directors. It reflects recent changes in law and accepted practice and provides a complete survey of the relevant literature, and recent developments in the field including: the Report of the National Commission on Fraudulent Business Practices; the FDIC Improvement Act of 1991, changes in accounting standards and pronouncements by the FASB, AICPA, SEC, and the Institute of Internal Auditors, and a review of criticism and litigation resulting from business failures. Conveniently organized into four parts for easy reference, the Handbook begins with an overview of the audit committee's functions and responsibilities, then moves on to detailed discussions of its three main functions: planning an audit, monitoring and supervising an audit, and reporting audit findings to the board of directors. Extensive appendixes include a glossary, a historical overview of audit committees, and relevant excerpts from all major legislation and professional guidelines and codes of ethics dealing with the function of the audit committee and the internal auditing process. For accountants, financial officers, CEOs, managers and auditors, it offers insights into the purpose and function of the audit committee and practical guidelines for developing a productive

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