Auditor's Dictionary: Terms, Concepts, Processes, and Regulations (IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) Series) [Hardcover]

David O'Regan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 30, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0471531189 | ISBN-13: 978-0471531180 | Edition: 1

The Dictionary of Auditing is a one-stop resource for key auditing terminology, concepts, and processes essential to auditors and of increasing interest to those that work with them.

• Covers key regulatory developments such as Sarbanes Oxley and provides links for further reading.

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Praise for the Auditor’s Dictionary

"A fascinating read. The selection of entries is imaginative and prophetic and in itself progresses the science and art that is audit. This will be an essential part of the auditor’s toolkit–cherished, revised, and updated over the years–and a firmly entrenched aspect of the audit environment."
–Professor Gerald Vinten, PhD, Editor, Managerial Auditing Journal
Past president, Institute of Internal Auditors–UK and Ireland

"Everything you wanted to know about auditing but were afraid to ask. David O’Regan has compiled a comprehensive, which will be easily understood by nonauditors and greatly appreciated by financial and audit professionals. This is a must-have addition for professional libraries and a standard desktop reference for accountants, auditors, and financial professionals."
–Jim Kaplan, CIA, CFE, founder and principal of AuditNet.org

"This is an invaluable reference for all those who write about, study, and practice the arts of risk management, control , and governance."
–Jeffrey Ridley, PhD, Professor of Auditing, London
South Bank University

"Remarkably comprehensive and clearly written, this book should be in every audit group’s library."
–James Roth, PhD, President, AuditTrends

"This is a thoroughly comprehensive data source on auditing. It should prove invaluable to all with an interest in auditing–including practitioners, academics, and students."
–Professor Tom Lee, Professor Emeritus of Accountancy
University of Alabama

"A goldmine of easily accessible facts for practitioners and researchers."
–Curtis C. Verschoor, PhD, Research Professor Emeritus
School of Accountancy and MIS, DePaul University

No longer will auditors be obliged to pore through dense accounting dictionaries for relevant information: the Auditor’s Dictionary is dedicated to the complex and dynamic language of auditing. International in scope, the 1,700 entries are fully cross-referenced, with precise definitions and examples of usage. This pioneering dictionary also features separate sections dealing with non-English terms, acronyms and abbreviations, relevant legislation, and more.

About the Author

David O'Regan is Head of Audit at Oxford University Press in Oxford, England.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He is the author of International Auditing-Practical resource Guide (Wiley, 2003) and and two audit-related books for the Institute of Internal Auditors. His articles and essays have appeared in U.S. and British professional and academic journals, including Internal Auditor and Managerial Auditing Journal. Prior to joining Oxford University Press he worked for United Technologies Corporation and Price Waterhouse (the forerunner to Pricewaterhouse Coopers). Further information on his writing is available at www.davidoregan.com.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471531189
• ISBN-13: 978-0471531180
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,383,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good dictionary., September 2, 2004

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This review is from: Auditor's Dictionary: Terms, Concepts, Processes, and Regulations (IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) Series) (Hardcover)

I found this dictionary very helpful in elucidating auditing terminology, and explaining the background to audit concepts. Complex ideas are often distilled into a few, clear paragraphs. Perhaps an additional diskette would have been useful to aid key word searches?
But overall this is a very good guide to the language of audit. Recommend.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Valuable tool., September 1, 2004

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Audit Director (Washington D.C.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Auditor's Dictionary: Terms, Concepts, Processes, and Regulations (IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) Series) (Hardcover)

As an auditor, I found this dictionary to be a valuable tool: at last, in one volume, there is a comprehensive guide to auditing terminology. It is a relief to no longer have to plod through accounting dictionaries to find auditing terms. Guidance for further reading within the auditing literature is another plus.

1.0 out of 5 stars Auditor's Dictionary, March 12, 2010

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This review is from: Auditor's Dictionary: Terms, Concepts, Processes, and Regulations (IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) Series) (Hardcover)

This book is not worth is price. It gives you general definations you can look up on any general search engine. However, the special action verbs and or complex auditing procedures are not listed. Its for a high school student taking accounting for the first time.