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Auditing For Dummies

Overview

The easy way to master the art of auditing

Want to be an auditor and need to hone your investigating skills? Look no further. This friendly guide gives you an easy-to-understand explanation of auditing — from gathering financial statements and accounting information to analyzing a client's financial position. Packed with examples, it gives you everything you need to ace an auditing course and begin a career today.

  • Auditing 101 — get a crash course in the world of auditing and a description of the types of tasks you'll be expected to perform during a typical day on the job
  • It's risky business — find out about audit risk and arm yourself with the know-how to collect the right type of evidence to support your decisions
  • Auditing in the real world — dig into tons of sample business records to perform your first audit
  • Focus on finances — learn how both ends of the financial equation — balance sheet and income statement — need to be presented on your client's financial statements
  • Seal the deal — get the lowdown on how to wrap up your audit and write your opinion
  • After the audit — see the types of additional services that may be asked of you after you've issued your professional opinion
The easy way to master the art of auditing

Want to be an auditor and need to hone your investigating skills? Look no further. This friendly guide gives you an easy-to-understand explanation of auditing — from gathering financial statements and accounting information to analyzing a client's financial position. Packed with examples, it gives you everything you need to ace an auditing course and begin a career today.

  • Auditing 101 — get a crash course in the world of auditing and a description of the types of tasks you'll be expected to perform during a typical day on the job
  • It's risky business — find out
about audit risk and arm yourself with the know-how to collect the right type of evidence to support your decisions
  • Auditing in the real world — dig into tons of sample business records to perform your first audit
  • Focus on finances — learn how both ends of the financial equation — balance sheet and income statement — need to be presented on your client's financial statements
  • Seal the deal — get the lowdown on how to wrap up your audit and write your opinion
  • After the audit — see the types of additional services that may be asked of you after you've issued your professional opinion
  • Auditing For Dummies Cheat Sheet

    Auditing is the process of investigating information that’s prepared by someone else — such as a company’s financial statements — to determine whether the information is fairly stated and free of material misstatement. Having a certified public accountant (CPA) perform an audit is a requirement of doing business for many companies because of regulatory- or compliance-related matters. For example, potential investors or lenders use audited financial statements to decide whether they want to purchase stock or loan money to a business.