| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 236 pages) |
| Contents |
AUDIT COMMITTEE ESSENTIALS; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Author; About The Institute of Internal Auditors; Preface; Chapter 1: Evolution of Audit Committees; Chapter 2: Full Board Responsibilities and Effective Board Processes; Chapter 3: Personal Characteristics of Effective Boards and Members; Chapter 4: Duties of Audit Committees Prescribed by Law, Regulation, or Rule; Appendix 4A: FEI Corporate Governance Checklist; Chapter 5: Overview of Additional Duties of Audit Committees Considered to Be Best Practices |
| Summary |
Audit Committee Best Practices covers the role and responsibilities of the Audit Committee of Corporate Boards of Directors following the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It explains why internal control is so critical and how the audit committee can work to make it more effective, with an emphasis on the oversight of the financial reporting process and on oversight of the independent audit |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Audit committees -- United States.
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Auditing, Internal -- United States.
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Boards of directors -- United States.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0470337079 (electronic bk.) |
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1119201470 (electronic bk.) |
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9780470337073 (electronic bk.) |
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9781119201472 (electronic bk.) |
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(Cloth) |
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(cloth) |
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