Brainstorming, Fraud Consideration and SAS 99: Best Practices

Department or Administrative Unit

Accounting

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2008

Journal

2008 American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference

Abstract

Statement on Auditing Standards #99 expanded the auditor’s responsibilities with respect to fraud in financial statement audits. It includes the requirement that the audit team brainstorm ways in which fraud could be perpetrated in the client’s accounting process and specific audit procedures that would provide relevant information. This paper reports on current best practices in brainstorming from practice and research.

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