Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2015 Focus Notes: Auditing and Attestation

  • 1h 21m
  • O. Ray Whittington
  • John Wiley & Sons (US)
  • 2015

All the information you need to pass the CPA exam on your own

Updated annually with the latest AICPA content guidelines, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2015 Focus Notes provides a review of all the basic skills and concepts tested on the CPA exam and teaches important strategies to take the exam faster and more accurately. Filled with acronyms and mnemonic devices to help candidates remember the accounting rules and checklists needed to pass the exam, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2015 Focus Notes provides a thorough review of all basic skills and concepts needed for the exam.

  • Includes tips on identifying and interpreting annual reports, stock reports, and other published material to help with the research requirements of the new case study simulations
  • Available in a handy, easy-to-carry, spiral bound reference manual
  • Includes acronyms and mnemonics to help candidates learn and remember a variety of rules and checklists

In order to assist candidates in successfully performing exam simulations, Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review 2015 Focus Notes include references to authoritative literature, sample spreadsheets, and key concepts, tips and tools to facilitate research.

About the Author

Ray Whittington, PhD, CPA, CMA, CIA, is the dean of the Driehaus College of Business at DePaul University. Prior to joining the faculty at DePaul, Professor Whittington was the Director of Accountancy at San Diego State University. From 1989 through 1991, he was the Director of Auditing Research for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and he previously was on the audit staff of KPMG. He previously served as a member of the Auditing Standards Board of the AICPA and as a member of the Accounting and Review Services Committee and the Board of Regents of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Professor Whittington has published numerous textbooks, articles, monographs, and continuing education courses.

In this Book

  • Focus on—Professional Responsibilities
  • Focus on—Engagement Planning, Obtaining an Understanding, and Assessing Risks
  • Focus on—Understanding Internal Control and Assessing Control Risk
  • Focus on—Responding to Risk Assessment—Evidence Accumulation and Evaluation
  • Focus on—Reporting
  • Focus on—Accounting and Review Services
  • Focus on—Audit Sampling
  • Focus on—Auditing with Technology