This annual edition provides accountants and other financial professionals with assistance in understanding and applying the special considerations required in a single audit. It is an indispensable resource for auditors performing Yellow Book...
According to research carried out by Ernst & Young, 35% of all investment decisions are based on nonfinancial attributes. A substantial body of literature deals with the management and measurement of nonfinancial assets. This book, by contrast,...
The latest edition goes beyond ho-hum analysis techniques and provides concrete problem solving. The text is sprinkled with real-world problems (and the analytical tools to solve them) that will be familiar to accounting professionals...
Praise for Lean Accounting Best Practices for Sustainable Integration «Anyone involved in a lean transformation inevitably bumps up against the vagaries of the accounting systems that reward overproduction and waste and seem to punish true...
Praise for Throughput Accounting: A Guide to Constraint Management «Throughput Accounting provides managers with a fresh set of eyes to identify and control bottlenecks. The drum, buffer, and rope will become part of the cost accounting lexicon...
An entertaining introduction to a serious issue It's not a secret that corporate fraud and scandal are real threats to business today, from which no organization is immune. Fraud losses are devastating-but they are also highly avoidable. The...
Providing practical application of best practices employed in the divestiture process, Corporate Divestitures provides you with detailed guidance on how your corporation should handle a divestiture. It provides a structured approach that...
Unclaimed Property: A Reporting Process and Audit Survival Guide breaks the unclaimed property process down into manageable steps that you can either handle on your own or with the help of a professional in the field. Author Tracey Reid presents...
Provides practical easy-to-implement advice on how to comply with the latest rules and regulations. Shows how to recoup money spent on duty drawbacks. Shows how to get around trade barriers in foreign countries. Shows how to use the internet and...
The biotech industry is a complex, rapidly evolving, and critical industry. The industry holds great commercial and societal promise, but it is also filled with hype, confusion, and risks. Bergeron and Chan do a remarkable job of providing a...
Praise for Performance Management «We are witnessing a convergence among advanced management concepts and practices. Performance management is a means to pull it all together, to understand the strengths and limitations of each management...
Real-world help for companies combating fraud – from major management fraud to fraudulent financial reporting From the author’s more than thirty years of corporate auditing experience, Corporate Fraud features scores of useful case studies that...
Get the most complete guide to running a valuable accounts payable department with Accounts Payable, Second Edition. This updated edition continues where the successful first edition left off, providing all the critical information and guidance...
Here's an in-depth, step-by-step analysis defining the critical ingredients essential to achieving ongoing improvement and a robust bottom line! Focusing on practical, dynamic solutions for weaknesses in the interdependent parts of an...
Dramatically improve inventory accuracy with bestselling author Steven Bragg's step-by-step guidelines Inventory Accounting is a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to setting up an inventory accounting system and keeping it running at maximum...
More now than ever before, auditing is in the spotlight; legislators, regulators, and top executives in all types of businesses realize the importance of auditors in the governance and performance equation. Previously routine and formulaic,...
Praise for Fraud Casebook Lessons from the Bad Side of Business «I have known Mr. Wells for over twenty years. In my opinion, no one in the world knows more about fraud than he does.» -W. Steve Albrecht, Associate Dean, Marriott School of...
In the new age of philanthropy, donors expect charities to be models of accountability and transparency…Internal controls: Guidance for Private, Government, and Nonprofit Entities is a must read for CEOs and CFOs who want to gain a clear...
According to private and public estimates, approximately $24 million is lost per hour to healthcare waste, fraud, and abuse. A must-have reference for auditors, fraud investigators, and healthcare managers, Healthcare Fraud: Auditing and...
Internal Audit: Efficiency Through Automation teaches state-of-the-art computer-aided audit techniques, with practical guidelines on how to get much needed data, overcome organizational roadblocks, build data analysis skills, as well as address...
The book provides a simple but effective method for carrying out reliable and defensible internal investigations. This easy-to-use guide offers anyone asked to conduct such an investigation a working set of standards, set out in a BASIC approach...
Shows in a step-by-step manner how an operational review should be conducted. Demonstrates the differences between an operational and financial audit. Details how to identify which organizational systems are detrimental to a corporation's...
This book will help anyone who is responsible for a payroll department to manage payroll functions with the maximum efficiency and within compliance requirements. It will demonstrate the optimal methods for the basic functions of payroll through...
As companies in growing numbers look to outsource functions not related to their core competencies, Bragg's work provides an excellent road map. Demonstrating a firm grasp of the topic, he intelligently walks the reader through the maze,...
Updated as of January 1, 2018, this guide includes relevant guidance contained in applicable standards and other technical sources. It explains the relationship between a service organization and its user entities, provides examples of service...
Testing SAP R/3: A Manager's Step-by-Step Guide shows how to implement a disciplined, efficient, and proven approach for testing SAP R/3 correctly from the beginning of the SAP implementation through post-production support. The book also shows...
A comprehensive collection of effective litigation reports on a variety of subjects Accounting, financial, appraisal, and economic experts called upon to provide expert testimony in legal proceedings need reliable models for the critical...
Considered the industry standard resource, this guide provides practical guidance, essential information and hands-on advice on the many aspects of accounting and authoritative auditing for employee benefit plans. This new edition has been...
Praise for Detail Process Charting «A must-read for any competitive organization, Detail Process Charting: Speaking the Language of Process provides a comprehensive, yet clear, explanation of how to utilize one of the most powerful tools...
The Ultimate Accountants’ Reference Including GAAP, IRS & SEC Regulations, Leases, and More, Second Edition updates you on the latest accounting regulations for all aspects of the financial statements, accounting management reports, and...
The Handbook of Fraud Deterrence encompasses the applicable professional standards and common applications for forensic accounting, fraud deterrence, and fraud investigation services. It is the first book that explains fraud deterrence through...
Highly accessible and applicable, Travel and Entertainment Best Practices provides you with a comprehensive view of T&E procedures with authoritative tips, techniques, and advice from Mary Schaeffer, America’s most accomplished accounts payable expert.
This must-have reference covers all of the major areas of cost accounting and analysis including product costing, relevant costs, cost-volume analysis, performance evaluation, transfer pricing, and capital budgeting. Includes methods of...
The current period of market and governmental turbulence is the most challenging—yet rewarding—time to be a treasurer. Now, as perhaps never before, the treasurer’s visions, skills, and worth will be tested and proven. A useful reference, The...
GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTOM LINE Traditional cost management systems typically defeat their own purpose by leading corporations to make decisions that ultimately do not optimize performance. These systems are the foundation for decisions...
All the information you need to extend your credit lines worldwide! As more and more companies expand globally, their credit managers must learn to understand and implement foreign concepts and practices while navigating different cultures and...
Offering a multidisciplinary roadmap for the design, development, and implementation of a strategic cost system, this book shows how to design a cost system to become a more effective decision-making tool and a source of competitive advantage...
Building and maintaining a customer-centered enterprise cost-effectively is a hot topic and key business issue. This book provides the definitive work on how to derive return from investment. It shows readers strategies for successful CRM...
Billings and Collections Best Practices offers advice for implementing a plethora of best practices to greatly improve your company's level of efficiency in information reporting, including: Showing you how to create a more efficient billing...
A clear, accessible guide to the roles and responsibilities of today's internal auditor At a time when companies are seeking to reevaluate their practices and add value to their audit processes, The Internal Auditor at Work represents an...
Explores the components of e-commerce (including EDI). Shows the risks involved when using an e-commerce system. Provides controls for protecting an e-commerce site (e.g., securing financial transactions and confidential transactions). Provides...
The Dictionary of Auditing is a one-stop resource for key auditing terminology, concepts, and processes essential to auditors and of increasing interest to those that work with them. Covers key regulatory developments such as Sarbanes Oxley and...