Wiley federal government auditing : laws, regulations, standards, practices, & Sarbanes-Oxley / Edward f. Kearney ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kearney, Edward F. (Accountant), author.

Fernandez, Roldan, author.

Green, Jeffrey W., author.

Zavada, David M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance, Public--Auditing--Law and legislation--United States.

Finance, Public.

Finance, Public--United States--Auditing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Federal government auditing

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The most practical, authoritative guide to Federal Government auditing Now in its second edition, Wiley Federal Government Auditing is authored by four CPAs who are partners at Kearney & Company, a CPA firm that specializes in providing auditing, accounting, and information technology services to the Federal Government. This single-source reference provides you with up-to-date information on applicable laws, regulations, and audit standards. Created for both professionals and others performing Federal Government audits, this guide condenses the abundant, complex criter

Contents:

Federal Government Auditing: Laws, Regulations, Standards, Practices, & Sarbanes-Oxley; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part I: Background of Federal Auditing; Chapter 1: Background of Federal Auditing: Evolution, Standard Setters, Responsibilities, Audit Types; Auditing and Government; Auditing the Federal Government: Definition and Scope; Federal Auditing: Who Sets the Standards?; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; U.S. Government Accountability Office; U.S. Office of Management and Budget; OMB Circulars and Bulletins; Offices of Federal Inspectors General

Types of Governmental AuditsFinancial Audits; Performance Audits; Other Attest Engagements; Organization of the Book; Part I: Background of Federal Auditing; Part II: Federal Budgeting, Accounting, and Financial Statements; Part III: Auditing in the Federal Government; Part IV: Nature of Selected Federal Audits; Chapter 2: Federal Audit Criteria: Laws, Regulations, Audit Standards; The Constitution: ``The Power of the Purse ́ ́; Constitutional Financial Authority; Federal Budget Defined; Congressional Authorizing Legislation; Major Budget and Financial Management Laws

Anti-Deficiency Act: Cannot Spend More than Congress ProvidesThe Act's Objective; Section 3679 Audit Considerations; Noncompliance Consequences; Budget and Accounting Act of 1921; Audit and Examinations of the Government and Others; Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950: Strengthened Federal Financial Practices; Audit Principles and Standards; Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1951: Define the Legal Form for Federal Obligations; Impoundment Control Act of 1974: Congressional Budget Office, New Fiscal Year, and More; Other Provisions: New Budget Process, New Agency, New Fiscal Year

Inspector General Act of 1978Federal Managers ́ Financial Integrity Act of 1982; Single Audit Act of 1984: One Audit, Once a Year, By One Auditor; Historical Problems with Audits of Federal Grantees; Scope of a Single Audit, as Amended; Working Papers: Access, Retention; Single Audit Act: Application; Additional ``Standards ́ ́ for Single Audits; Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990: Full Cost of Loans and Loan Guarantees Must Be Budgeted; Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990: Uniform Reporting, Agency CFOs, Annual Financial Statements, Independent Audits; Concerns of Congress

Financial Policy and OMBAgency CFOs and Deputy CFOs; CFO Responsibilities; Federal Financial Statements: Agency and Government-Wide; Annual Independent Audits; CFO ``Applicable Accounting Principles ́ ́; The CFO Act: Other Changes; Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, Amended in 2010; Need for the Act; Definitions: For Comparable Communications of Results; Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996; FFMIA: Compliance Must Be Audited and Reported; Accountability for Tax Dollars Act of 2002; Improper Payment Information Act of 2002, Amended in 2010 and 2012

Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act of 2004

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed July 8, 2013).

ISBN:

9781118722152

1118722159

9781118721865

1118721861

9781118721810

1118721810

OCLC:

851154786