TY - BOOK ED - Kearney & Company Alexandria, Va. TI - Federal government auditing: laws, regulations, standards, practices & Sarbanes Oxley SN - 9780471740483 (pbk.) AV - KF6235 .F43 2006 U1 - 343.73/034 22 PY - 2006/// CY - New Jersey PB - J. Wiley & Sons KW - Finance, Public KW - Auditing KW - Law and legislation KW - United States KW - Local KW - Government purchasing KW - Accounting N1 - Includes index; Background of federal auditing : evolution, standard, setters, responsibilities, audit types -- Federal audit criteria : laws, regulations, audit standards -- The federal government and Sarbanes Oxley -- Auditors of federal agencies and programs : federal auditors, state auditors, independent auditors, and relationships -- Accounting in the federal government : budgets, accountable events, transactions -- Federal financial statements -- The federal audit model : audit considerations -- Planning the audit : well done is half done -- Documenting internal controls : what, who, where, why? -- Assessing and evaluating control risks : are controls imbedded in the system design? -- Testing controls, transactions, accounts : where's the evidence? -- Closing procedures, quality control, and reporting : what is the verdict? -- Single audits : one audit, once a year, by one auditor -- Performance audits : different scopes, different folks, different reports -- Procurement and contract audits : types, regulations, process, audit concerns, methodology -- Grant audits : types, regulations, process, audit concerns, and methodology UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0511/2005011179.html ER -