Accounting and Auditing Research: A Practical Guide [Paperback]

Thomas Weirich (Author), Alan Reinstein (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0324016271 | ISBN-13: 978-0324016277 | Publication Date: September 17, 1999 | Edition: 5

This easy to understand, do-it-yourself text fully assists the student or practitioner in conducting research to develop solutions to accounting or auditing questions. Used by numerous universities and public accounting firms, this text guides readers through the research process in a step-by-step manner. Weirich is intended for the undergraduate or graduate accounting or auditing research course taught at most four-year universities. There is also be substantial carry-over into the professional marketplace.

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About the Author

Thomas R. Weirich, Ph.D, CPA, received his B.S. and MBA degrees from Northern Illinois University, and a Doctorate in Accountancy form the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is currently the Arthur Andersen & Co. Alumni Professor of Accounting and Central Michigan University. Dr. Weirich has served on special assignment as the Academic Fellow to the Office of the Chief Accountant as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. He has public accounting experience with an international firm as well as with a local firm. He has served on the Editorial Advisory board to the Journal of Accountancy as well as a committee member on the American Accounting Association's Education Committee and the SEC Liaison Committee. He is completing an assignment on the AICPA's SEC Regulation's Committee. Professor Weirich has written numerous articles in professional journals and has served as a business consulting to a manufacturing concern. Dr. Weirich has also served eleven years on the Mt. Pleasant, Michigan City Commission and as mayor of the city. Professor Weirich has been the recipient of the School of Accounting's Outstanding Teacher Award, the College of Business Dean's Teaching Award and the Michigan Association of Governing Boards' Distinguished Faculty Award. HE has served as an expert witness for the SEC and other cases.

Alan Reinstein, DBA, CPA, received his B.A. and M.S. degrees from the State University of New York (New Paltz), an M.B.A. degree form the University of Detroit , and a Doctorate in Accounting form the University of Kentucky. He is a Professor in the Department of Accounting, School of Business at Wayne State University. Professor Reinstein conducts many seminars for the AICPA, MACPA, may other state CPA societies and professional groups. An author of more than 100 articles, Dr. Reinstein serves on the editorial boards of several academic and professional journals and on the boards of the Michigan Associations of CPAs, and the Detroit Chapters of the Institute fi Internal Auditors and the National Associations of Accountants. He also chaired the Professional Examination Committee of the American Accounting Association and served on the Task Force on Professional Examinations and Regulations of the Accounting Education Change Commission. Formerly with an international CPA firm, he now functions as a research and educational consultant for many CPAs and attorneys.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Dame Publishing; 5 edition (September 17, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324016271
• ISBN-13: 978-0324016277
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,517,196 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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