LEADER 04926nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910143561603321 005 20170815123242.0 010 $a1-119-20119-5 010 $a1-280-34354-0 010 $a9786610343546 010 $a0-471-77016-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000355326 035 $a(EBL)252309 035 $a(OCoLC)475966028 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000212436 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12059207 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000212436 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10140107 035 $a(PQKB)10650897 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC252309 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000355326 100 $a20060316h20052006 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNot-for-profit audit committee best practices$b[electronic resource] /$fWarren Ruppell 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cJohn Wiley & Sons$dc2006 [2005] 215 $a1 online resource (178 p.) 225 1 $aWiley best practices 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-471-69741-9 327 $aNOT-FOR-PROFIT AUDIT COMMITTEE BEST PRACTICES; About the Author; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Background and Regulatory Issues; TYPES OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS COVERED BY THIS BOOK; UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; FINANCIAL REPORTING ENVIRONMENT OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; USERS OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; SUMMARY; Chapter 2: Establishing an Audit Committee and Determining Its Charter; CHARTER AND BYLAWS REVIEW; AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS; NUMBER OF AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETINGS 327 $aMEETING ATTENDANCEMINUTES OF MEETINGS; DESIGNATION OF COMMITTEE CHAIR; DESIGNATION OF A COMMITTEE SECRETARY; TERMS OF AUDIT COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS; STAGGERING AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBER TERMS; ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORTING OF AUDIT COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES; ABILITY TO HIRE OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND OTHER ADVISORS; CONFLICTS-OF-INTEREST STATEMENTS; SUMMARY; Chapter 3: Responsibilities of Internal Control over Financial Reporting; INTERNAL CONTROL BASICS; RISKS OF MANAGEMENT OVERRIDE OF CONTROLS; RELATIONSHIP OF INTERNAL CONTROL TO FINANCIAL REPORTING 327 $aOPTIONS FOR REPORTING BY MANAGEMENT AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS ON INTERNAL CONTROLSUMMARY; Chapter 4: Understanding and Addressing the Risks of Fraud; DEFINITION OF FRAUD; FRAUD IN RELATION TO FINANCIAL REPORTING; THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S ROLE IN PREVENTING AND DETECTING FRAUD; FRAUD RISK FACTORS TO CONSIDER; SUMMARY; Chapter 5: Defining the Role of the Internal Audit Function; DEFINITION OF AN INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION; RELATIONSHIP OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO THE INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION; INTERNAL AUDIT FUNCTION'S ROLE IN SUPPORTING MANAGEMENT ASSERTIONS ABOUT INTERNAL CONTROL; SUMMARY 327 $aChapter 6: Establishing an Effective Whistleblower ProgramSARBANES-OXLEY REQUIREMENTS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES RELATIVE TO WHISTLEBLOWERS; PROTECTING WHISTLEBLOWERS FROM RETALIATION; SUMMARY; Chapter 7: Audit Committee's Relationship with the Independent Auditor; DEFINING THE BROAD RELATIONSHIP OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR; PROCURING THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR; UNDERSTANDING THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; MONITORING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR; COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED FROM THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR 327 $aOPTIONAL ATTESTATION ABOUT MANAGEMENT'S ASSERTIONS REGARDING INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTINGSUMMARY; Chapter 8: An Audit Committee Action Plan; HOLDING AN ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; REVIEWING THE AUDIT PLAN WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR; REVIEWING THE AUDIT RESULTS AND DRAFT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; REVIEWING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S MANAGEMENT LETTER AND ADDRESSING INTERNAL CONTROL ISSUES; HOLDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS; SUMMARY; Index 330 $aHow can not-for-profit organizations be sure they play by the rules when the rules aren't clear?Due to recent, very public accounting scandals and the resulting Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulations, public companies have strict guidance on financial governance and accounting, including the functions and responsibilities of audit committee members. 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