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Accounting Research ManagerŪ (ARM) Internal Controls Library is the accounting industry’s comprehensive online resource of internal controls guidance. ARM subscribers can add on this valuable tool to their Audit Public, Standard, Audit Private, Accounting Only, Audit Only or the Academic subscriptions.
ARM Internal Controls provides authoritative literature and analysis on internal controls. This library is a great resource for organizations seeking a simple, cost-effective tool to assist in SOX 404 compliance.
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Internal Audit Library
Internal Audit Library supports the internal audit function with expert professional guidance and the risk management tools needed to assess risk during an audit. It helps you successfully meet the challenges of complex audits with reliable, up-to-date content and guidance in one, all-inclusive resource. It’s a valuable companion to ARM Internal Controls Library, as well as all other ARM audit libraries.
Written by audit experts, Internal Audit Library is compiled by CCH editors to provide the critical content you need.
- Expert guidance from COSO
- Practice aids and checklists
- Productivity tools and handbooks from Wiley
Fraud and Forensic Accounting Library
Fraud and Forensic Accounting Library has been developed for accounting and audit professionals who need reliable fraud detection guidance. It provides analysis, explanations, tools and practice aids focusing on forensic and fraud detection issues, with all content in one, complete resource. It’s a significant complement to Internal Controls Library, as well as all other ARM audit libraries.
Fraud and Forensic Accounting Library is written by experts and includes the critical components accounting and audit practitioners need.
- Reliable forensic and fraud detection guidance from Wiley, AICPA and CCH
- Practice aids and tools for expense, payroll, purchasing and skimming
- Checklists, worksheets, and more
GUIDE TO INTERNAL CONTROLS UNDER SECTION 404 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT
The Guide to Internal Controls Under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Second Edition), by James Hamilton, J.D., LL.M. and N. Peter Rasmussen, J.D., provides comprehensive and up-to-date guidance on SOX compliance. The expert-written Guide examines the mandate of Section 404 and subsequent rulemaking and guidance. It also analyzes the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on auditor attestation, as well as internal controls best practices. Recent coverage includes SEC guidance and PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5, adopted in May 2007.
Topics include:
- Management Report on Internal Controls
- Internal Control over financial reporting
- Suitable frameworks
- Auditor attestation
- Performing an internal control audit
- …and much more
CONTENT AND ANALYSIS
ARM Internal Controls Library offers integrated references from original literature including AICPA, COSO, SEC, IIA, PCAOB with CCH publications and other ARM content.
AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
Professional Standards related to internal controls
AAGs related to internal controls
Audit Risk Alerts related to internal controls
COSO (The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission)
COSO Internal Control Integrated Framework
COSO Enterprise Risk Management Integrated Framework
Internal Control over Financial Reporting - Guidance for Smaller Public Companies
Guidance on Monitoring Internal Control Systems
IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors)
Designing and Writing Message-Based Audit Reports
Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404: A Guide for Management by Internal Control Practitioners
PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board)
Auditing Standards related to internal controls
Staff FAQs related to internal controls
Releases related to internal controls
Access to Interim Standards related to internal controls
Speech given by PCAOB Chairman
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
Rules and Releases related to internal controls
Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports - Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
SEC Transcripts and Speeches related to internal controls
Major Interpretive Publications —Your link to our industry-leading guidance on:
Information Technology Audits
Audit Committees: Guide for Directors, Management & Consultants
Auditor's Risk Management Guide: Integrated Auditing and ERM
SOX 404 for Small, Publicly Held Companies
A Framework for Evaluating Control Exceptions and Deficiencies – Version 3
Accounting Irregularities and Financial Fraud
Profile of a Fraudster Survey 2007
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Information Technology Audits
This up-to-the-minute guide helps users become more proactive and meet the growing demand for integrated audit services in the 21st century. It offers expert analysis, practical tools, and real-world techniques that assist in preparing for and performing integrated IT audits. Written by an auditor with more than 22 years of IT audit experience, Information Technology Audits provides the first practical, hands-on look at how organizations use and control information to meet business objectives, and offers strategies to assess whether the company's controls adequately protect its information systems.
Audit Committees: Guide for Directors, Management & Consultants, Sixth Edition
This title presents the history, responsibilities, and operation of audit committees. It focuses primarily on publicly held companies, but also includes a short chapter on audit committees for not-for-profit and public sector entities.
Non-technical and easy to read, the book is useful for directors serving on audit committees, other members of the board of directors, CEOs, CFOs, legal in-house counsels, internal and external auditors, outside legal counsels, and other consultants to audit committees.
The book includes:
Observations based on real-world experiences
Expert knowledge of the standards of external and internal auditors
The latest requirements from the New York Stock Exchange, National Association of Securities Dealers/Nasdaq, American Stock Exchange, and the SEC, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Auditor's Risk Management Guide: Integrating Auditing and ERM
This is a comprehensive "how-to" book that provides the reader with guidance on performing a risk management-based audit. The guide covers the Enterprise Risk Management Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO). This is not a research study or a conceptual thesis; rather, it is a practical guide designed for the audit practitioner.
The first part of the guide provides a broad understanding of corporate governance, ERM principles, and different auditing approaches, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to execute the risk management-based audit. The second part includes ten detailed case studies that illustrate the risk management-based audit methodology and tools in different scenarios.
SOX 404 for Small, Publicly Held Companies
This title is a guide to assist the management of small, publicly held companies in complying with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, especially Section 404 of the Act. This reference helps management assess the effectiveness of their company's internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting. It will help management bring about internal controls improvements in a cost-effective manner.
The guide addresses everything necessary in order to perform an assessment of internal controls over financial reporting as well as an assessment of disclosure controls. Practice pointers and practical considerations are provided so that management can address the task of making its assessments thoroughly and efficiently.
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