Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach with ACL CD and OLC Card [Hardcover]

William F Messier (Author), Steven M. Glover (Author), Douglas F. Prawitt (Author)

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Publication Date: December 30, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0073137537 | ISBN-13: 978-0073137537 | Edition: 4

Messier employs the new audit approach currently being used by auditing professionals. This new approach is a direct result of the demands of Sarbanes-Oxley, which has changed the way auditors do their jobs. The new auditing approach emphasizes understanding the entity (i.e., the organization or business being audited) and its environment (i.e. industry), and then assessing the business risks faced by the entity and how management controls those risks. This new audit process focuses on business processes instead of accounting cycles. This unique and innovative approach has been developed in response to changing market dynamics. The systematic approach, referred to in the subtitle of the text, reflects the early introduction of three basic concepts that underlie the audit process: materiality, audit risk, and evidence; this allows Messier to build upon this model in subsequent chapters. These are central to everything an auditor does and a unique feature of Messier. As such, this approach helps students develop auditor judgment, a vital skill in today’s auditing environment.

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Professor William F. Messier, Jr., is the Deloitte & Touche Professor at the School of Accountancy, Georgia State University. He holds a Professor II position at the Institute for Accounting and Auditing, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, and he is a visiting professor at SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy. Professor Messier has a BBA from Siena College, an MS from Clarkson University, and an MBA and DBA from Indiana University. He is a CPA in Florida and has taught at the Universities of Florida and Michigan. Professor Messier has served as the Chairperson of the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association and as co-editor of the Journal of Accounting Literature. He currently serves on the AICPA's International Auditing Standards Subcommittee. Professor Messier has authored or co-authored over 45 articles in accounting, decision science, and computer science journals.

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• Hardcover
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 4 edition (December 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073137537
• ISBN-13: 978-0073137537
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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2.0 out of 5 stars New method of presentation needs to be refined during the next edition, May 1, 2006

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Ryan D. Yoeckel "Graduate Student in Accounting" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Auditing & Assurance Services: A Systematic Approach with ACL CD and OLC Card (Hardcover)

I have just finished a course that used this textbook. To me, it is clear that auditing has undergone a dramatic change. That is, this book lacks clarity and specificity.

My bias, however, is that I have a hard time believing that auditors are concerned with a bussiness' control environment and its understanding of management's response to risk factors.

Instead, I believe that auditors still need to spend time "verifying amounts and tracing journal entries to source documents." Those tasks seem monumental enough for an audit engagement.

I left the class wondering, "What do auditors do?" In conclusion, I am not sure that I could perform any audit procedures beyond bank reconciliations and confirmation letters after reading this book. Yet, I do have an understanding of the framework and justification for why we need auditors.

To the book's credit, I did learn how to assess risks, use the audit risk model, make preliminary judgments about materiality, and, in a general way, relate an audit procedure to the management assertion it is supposed to test.

If you want an epistemology of auditing, read this book. If you would rather begin learning how to do auditing, this book will not be helpful.