Building on the success of
Modern Auditing, this extensively revised second edition continues to provide the reader
with comprehensive and integrated coverage of the latest developments in the environment
and methodology of auditing.
Aimed at introductory courses in auditing at undergraduate, graduate and professional
levels, it develops the auditing process in a logical and sequential manner, enabling the
reader progressively to consolidate their understanding of the concepts and process.
The strong pedagogical framework has been retained and includes chapter overviews,
learning objectives and checks, review questions, professional application questions, case
studies and a glossary of technical terms.
New features include:
Revisions to make this edition wholly compliant with the British adoption of international
accounting and auditing standards in 2005
Changes in the regulatory environment, including developments in corporate governance and
the new system of regulation of the accounting profession
A chapter on e-commerce and its implications f or control and audit
Supplementary material for lecturers can be found at: www.wileyeurope.com/go/cosserat2ed
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: Auditing and the
public accounting profession.
CHAPTER 2: Financial
statement audits.
CHAPTER 3: Professional
ethics.
CHAPTER 4: Auditors' legal
liability.
CHAPTER 5: Audit risk and
audit evidence.
CHAPTER 6: Accepting the
engagement and planning the audit.
CHAPTER 7: Internal control
and control risk assessment.
CHAPTER 8: Audit sampling.
CHAPTER 9: Designing
substantive procedures.
CHAPTER 10: Auditing sales
and debtors.
CHAPTER 11: Auditing
purchases, creditors and payroll.
CHAPTER 12: Auditing stocks
and tangible fixed assets.
CHAPTER 13: Auditing cash
and investments.
CHAPTER 14: Completing the
audit.
CHAPTER 15: Reporting on
audited financial statements.
CHAPTER 16: E-commerce and
auditing.
CHAPTER 17: Contemporary
issues in auditing.
Answers to multiple-choice
questions.
Suggested answers to
professional application questions.
Glossary.
Index.
About Author
Graham Cosserat is a
qualified accountant with over thirty years' experience in teaching auditing at Kingston
University, the University of Technology, Sydney and Nottingham Trent University. He has
also been an examiner in auditing for the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified
Accountants
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