Modern Auditing and Assurance Services - Softcover

Leung, Philomena; Coram, Paul; Cooper, Barry J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1742168450 ISBN 13: 9781742168456

Publisher: Wiley, 2011

Synopsis

Modern Auditing and Assurance Services 5th edition has been thoroughly updated in accordance with the Clarity Auditing Standards and presents a current and thorough coverage of audit and assurance services.

The increased focus on contemporary audit practice - including professional ethics and ethical competence, governance and professional independence, and changes in legal liability for the audit profession - will equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills required by the profession.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Modern Auditing and Assurance Services, 5th edition, iswritten for courses in auditing and assurance at undergraduate,postgraduate and professional levels. Auditing is explained in thecontext of auditing theory, concepts and current practice, withappropriate reference to the Australian auditing standards and therespective international standards on auditing. Auditors play avital role in the current economic environment, with increasingresponsibility for ensuring market integrity. This textbookprovides a comprehensive guide to the development and practice offinancial statement audits, with an authoritative insight into thefundamental role of auditors, the infl uences on audits, andrelated issues.

Some significant changes in the 5th edition at a glance:

• Updates to refl ect the major changes arising from the Clarityproject of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Boardand Australian Auditing and Assurance Standards Board.
• Chapter 1 'An overview of auditing' is completely new andoutlines the key auditing concepts that underpin the text.
• Chapter 2 'Governance and the auditor' provides a comprehensiveevaluation of enterprise governance and the crucial role thatauditors play as part of the governance framework.
• Chapter 4 'Other assurance engagements and quality standards'is completely new and considers the nature of assuranceengagements; the range of assurance engagements provided by theauditing profession and others; and sustainability assuranceengagements.
• Professional environment vignettes have been revised andupdated throughout the text. These chapter vignettes presentrelevant, topical audit issues and/or events that relate the auditprocesses presented in the chapter to the business world.

Wiley wishes you success in your accounting studies.

About the Author:

Philomena Leung is Professor and Head of the Department ofAccounting and Corporate Governance at Macquarie University,Sydney.   She has had extensive teaching experience attertiary and postgraduate levels for over 30 years, specialising inauditing, ethics and corporate governance.  Prior toundertaking the role at Macquarie University, Philomena has heldsenior academic positions at Hong Kong Polytechnic University andin Australia at Victoria University, RMIT University and DeakinUniversity. Her PhD in accounting ethics and her KPMG auditingexperience from Hong Kong provide an insight into issues relevantto the accounting and auditing profession. Philomena has writtenfor a number of academic and professional journals in the areas ofauditing, corporate governance, ethics, internal auditing andaccounting education. She has received a number of research grantsand has led and co-authored many research projects in the areas ofethics education, internal auditing and professional issues.Philomena has spoken at many conferences and seminars and is asought-after speaker for national and international forums andmedia interviews. Philomena is actively involved in the auditingprofession, bridging between academe and practice.  Philomenabelieves in supporting the development and reshaping of theprofession in Australia and internationally.

Paul Coram is an Associate Professor in Accounting at TheUniversity of Melbourne. Paul has a Masters in Accounting from TheUniversity of Western Australia and a PhD from The AustralianNational University. He worked as an auditor and became a CharteredAccountant with one of the Big Four firms in Australia, alsogaining work experience as an auditor in London. He is activelyinvolved with the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has been amember for over 15 years. Paul has postgraduate qualifications ineducation and has lectured at the University of South Australia andThe University of Western Australia. He was the inaugural winner ofthe Pearson Education Accounting Lecturer of the Year Award in2001, endorsed by the Accounting and Finance Association ofAustralia and New Zealand. Paul complements his teaching withresearch in auditing, and has a particular interest in the areas ofaudit quality and the value of assurance services. He has presentedand published his research in Australia and internationally,including publishing on several occasions in recent years in theleading auditing journal, Auditing: A Journal of Practice andTheory.

Barry J. Cooper is Professor of Accounting and InterimHead of the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance at DeakinUniversity, Melbourne. He has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Masterof Education from Melbourne University, a PhD from RMIT Universityand is a Fellow of CPA Australia and the Association of CharteredCertified Accountants (ACCA) and was recently elected VicePresident of ACCA, the largest global accounting body. Aftergaining experience as an auditor, Barry joined RMIT University in1972 where he taught auditing and financial accounting. In 1987, hejoined the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and was Head of theDepartment of Accountancy for 4 years. After returning toMelbourne, he was appointed Head of Accountancy at RMIT Universityuntil late 1997, when he took leave and joined CPA Australia asNational Director — Member Services. During his time at CPAAustralia, Barry was responsible for the operations of the CPAdivisions throughout Australia and Asia. During his academiccareer, Barry has undertaken a number of research projects in theareas of auditing, ethics and accounting education, presented atnumerous conferences, published a number of articles inprofessional and academic journals, and co-authored severalbooks.

Peter D. Richardson is the finance manager for a publicsector organisation as well teaching financial reporting andauditing to students preparing for the exams of the ICAA and CPAAustralia. He has a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) and is a member ofthe Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Afterspending 10 years working for various private accounting firms inthe United Kingdom, Peter joined BPP Professional Education, aUK-based public company which, among other things, teaches studentsstrategies for passing their UK professional accounting exams.After 6 years with BPP in the United Kingdom, Peter relocated toSingapore as managing director of the local BPP subsidiary, wherehe was responsible for setting up a BPP school. In 2006 he moved toAustralia and joined Deakin University as a lecturer in accountingand auditing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1742168450
• ISBN 13: 9781742168456
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 833