The GAAS Guide describes the engagement standards, practices and procedures in use today--including Statements on Auditing Standards (SASs) and their Interpretations, Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAEs) and their Interpretations, and Statements on Standards on Accounting and Review Services (SSARSs) and their Interpretations and their relationship to the PCAOB's standards.

This practical and effective 'how-to' guide helps auditors and CPAs apply and comply with authoritative auditing standards. It explains the standards and their requirements fully, using technical terminology only when necessary.

Designed specifically to help practitioners prevail in the current climate of intense scrutiny, Audit Procedures presents the conservative and cost-effective approach needed to conduct a higher-quality audit of nonpublic commercial entities. Practical discussion and consideration of the day-to-day management of audit engagements enhance the quality of the auditor's practice while easy-to-read and easy-to-understand advice, procedures, and practice aids enable practitioners to put official pronouncements into action immediately. The 2008 Edition integrates Knowledge-Based Audits of Commercial Entities and explains the AICPA's Auditing Standards Board's new risk assessment standards, which represent significant changes to existing audit practice.

Financial Instruments: A Comprehensive Guide to Accounting and Reporting is written for practicing accountants and other professionals who need to understand the accounting for financial instruments. This unique book pulls together all of the existing accounting literature on financial instruments into one volume, organizes it logically, and describes the requirements as simply as possible. This comprehensive, topic-based approach will save practitioners time and effort in researching accounting issues.