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AuditNet® Trademark In case you hadn't noticed AuditNet® now bears the official ® symbol of a registered trademark. After a two year application and approval process on September 3, 2002, the term AuditNet® became the official trademark owned by Jim Kaplan. In use since 1994 AuditNet® I have observed others using the term and felt it was time to register and protect what I conceived of when I first began this project. If you observe anyone using the term inappropriately please contact me at editor@auditnet.org Thanks for your support! Auditing the Legal Function In this article, Scott Fargason, author of "Auditing the Legal Process: Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Legal Counsel," provides recommendations for reviewing the legal function and improving cooperation between the audit and legal departments. This article was contributed by Protiviti KnowledgeLeader, an online service providing tools, templates, and other resources for internal audit and risk management. Free trials available at www.knowledgeleader.com. Click here
for the article in Should Auditors Have Discovered the Problems? By Tom Crouch, CPA, CIA, CISA, and Attorney and Otis Singleton, CPA The following was posted in the CISACA-L listserv and is reprinted with the permission of the authors. When accounting problems are discovered, they may be as large as an Enron-type fiasco or they may be minor errors. People often say that the auditors should have discovered the problems. Is such a broad assumption on target? Click here for the rest of the story. AuditNet Job Listings (& more) Looking for an audit job? Go to AuditNet's Audit Jobs section for the latest job opportunities. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week you have the ability to not only look at available jobs, but you can also post your resume, apply for open jobs, research companies and obtain career advice. If you are in the market for a new job, make AuditNet your first stop to check out what's available. This is just another benefit of using AuditNet as your one stop shop for all your audit and career resources.
CAREER BOOT CAMP FOR AUDITORS Write Your Letter of Resignation by Robbie Miller Kaplan When it is time to move on to another organization or transition into a new life experience, it is important to leave your current position on a positive note. Never burn bridges; you may need to interact with this organization or some of the employees in future business endeavors or you may need them as a future reference. To read the rest of the article and check out the tips to help you click here. Each month the AuditNet Resource Newsletter includes a career-related tip from Robbie Miller Kaplan, author of How to Say It in Your Job Search. If you like these tips, check out her books! For more career tips go the Job-Resources Web site at www.job-resources.com Fixing CPA Ethics Can Be an Inside Job By David L. Cotton The following is an editorial that appeared in the Washington Post and reprinted with the permission of the author. It's been quite a year for certified public accountants: Enron, WorldCom, Qwest, Global Crossing, Tyco -- to name just a few of the profession's black marks. Shareholders have lost $460 billion in those five companies, and CPA jokes have replaced lawyer jokes. Once among the most-trusted professionals, some CPAs could exchange their pinstripes for prison stripes. Fortunately, Congress has passed the most sweeping business reform legislation in nearly 70 years. We now have a law to ensure that embarrassing and costly audit failures will be a thing of the past. We can return to business and focus on rebuilding the economy with restored faith in the audit process. Right? Click here to read the rest of David's Editorial from the Washington Post. AuditNet Resource List Updates Please let us know of links that are not working! AuditNet Statistics For those who like to wade through the details on how popular AuditNet is, click here for the current stats or go to the online WebTrends report. Book Review Financial Shenanigans 2nd Edition By Howard Schilit Recent events in the financial world have turned the accounting profession topsy-turvy. Frauds, scandals and mismanagement dominated the headlines for months. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Congress enacted legislation mandating greater oversight of the accounting profession. Behind it all is the question where were the auditors? Could auditors have detected the complex scams and schemes at the root of the biggest financial frauds in modern history? For the complete book review click here! Preview of Coming Attractions! The AuditNet Monograph Series is under development. Useful guides for all levels of auditors from juniors right up to audit directors. If you are interested in developing a monograph on a contract basis, send an email to editor@auditnet.org I will interview vendors and other stakeholders to see how the Internet is changing the internal audit profession. These interviews will appear in the monthly newsletter. Flowcharting tools for audtors including a software review of Flowcharting 5 from Patton and Patton.
The only periodical of its kind bringing useful and timely advice and insights into the prevention detection, and investigation of all forms of computer and Internet crime. The November issue includes High tech ways to fight cyber-crime, useful Web site for tracking down computer criminals and how to find Web sites that aren't there. For more information visit www.cybercrimefighter.net |
The Auditor's Guide to Internet Resources, 2nd Edition! Audit Work Programs Corner Auditors Sharing Audit Programs and Workpapers The following audit programs, ICQs, checklist
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Audit Documents in the Queue! The following audit documents will be posted next month. Interested in them now? Send an audit work program, ICQ, checklist or other audit template and receive them via e-mail. Your contribution must include your name and email address.
AuditNet Productivity Tips Searching for Elusive Audit Resources on the Internet The Internet is a treasure trove of resources for auditors. Recently while searching for a firewall audit program I came across a Web site containing ten IT audit programs and documents that I had never seen before. Sometimes you may not realize when searching for a particular resource that you have stumbled on a veritable treasure of audit resources. What should you do when this happens? Bookmark it and then send an email to editor@auditnet.org so that we can add those resources to the inventory for the benefit of all! To see the IT audit programs that were added this month click here. IF YOU HAVE AN EXPERIENCE TO SHARE ON HOW YOU HAVE INCORPORATED THE INTERNET INTO YOUR AUDIT PROCESS, SHARE IT BY SENDING IT TO editor@auditnet.org. BREEDING GROUND FOR IDENTITY THEFT by Robert Brown Jr. This is a case study in the organizational Click here to read the article. Software Compliance Audit News AuditNet® Exclusive Article by Rob Harmer Using Illegal Software is a BIG RISK - you know this already, Click here for the rest of the story! Audit Street News Sarbanes-Oxley: How to Comply If you are like many audit organizations you are looking for resources to help comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Check out the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for Act, a compliance manual and self assessment checklists. If you know of other resources or would like to share your documents contact the editor@auditnet.org Conferences and Seminars AuditNet Feedback I appreciate the audit programs that you have listed on your website. I am a CPA who owns a small accounting practice and I had no idea how to get a hold of audit programs. I thought that I was going to have to purchase them. However, I went to askjeeves.com and was able to locate your website. Thank you so much for being a resource. I was able to locate exactly what I needed. Eric McGlothen, CPA This is a fantastic site for internal auditors. It provides a library of audit related tools. Keep up the good work!
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