AuditNet October 2009 Newsletter
The October 2009 Newsletter was issued on Friday. In case you are not subscribed I have included the newsletter in this post. I would appreciate your feedback.
Thanks,
Jim
AuditNet Newsletter October 2009
Reporting
In order to be effective and useful. internal audit reports need to be carefully organized, crisply written, and able to connect the financial dots in order to relate specialized chunks of information to each other, to any potential risk, and to the company's overall operations and governance.
Susan M. Switzer
AuditNet News is sponsored by ACL, CCH TeamMate and Paisley
FREE WHITEPAPER: Risk Rating the Audit Universe: A critical look at traditional audit universe risk-rating factors
http://www.paisley.com/website/pcweb.nsf/fm_Cookie?openForm&r=A...
CCH TeamMate, a database-driven audit management system that streamlines the audit process by providing integrated tools for documentation, report generation and file sharing. For more information about TeamMate, click here!
http://tax.cchgroup.com/TeamMate/default.htm?cm_mmc_o=_zEEwylCNyp5f...
Join us for a Webinar on December 2
Auditing for and Preventing Fraud in Accounts Payable
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
Cost: $99 for this Webinar (Early Bird Price $75 by November 1)
FREE WITH YOUR PAID REGISTRATION!
A 3-month AuditNet Subscription for each paid Webinar (value - $37.50 for each 3 month subscription or $125 for four paid Webinars)
The new book: “Detecting and Preventing Fraud in Accounts Payable” by Peter Goldmann ($45 value)
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1. Protiviti KnowledgeLeader: 25 ‘Worst Practices’ in Educating the Audit Committee: What Not to Do
2. Navigating GRC and Audit: Tips for Meeting Your Auditing Reporting Objectives By: Christopher Fox
3. Data analytics’ role in business assurance: Audit technology takes center stage (Part 2) by John Verver CA, CISA, CMC
4. Building Professional Relationships for Auditors Using Online Social Networks by Jim Kaplan
5. Auditing for and Preventing Fraud in Accounts Payable December 2, 2009 Sign up now for Early Bird Pricing - $75 and receive a free book and 3 month subscription to AuditNet Premium Content.
6. Last Month’s Webinar Fraud in Tough Times: How to Audit for Costliest Schemes Threatening Your Organization Now available! Purchase the recorded Webinar and receive a 2 month subscription to AuditNet Premium Content.
7. Information Security Management—Part 2 of 2 By Dan Swanson
8. AuditNet begins adding new content to the Basic Subscription Level
9. Management of Construction Contracts Importance of Documentation By Gursharan Singh
10. Industry Leadership Opportunity Providing Industry Guidance and Requirements Oversight
11. AuditNet launches ASAP option for subscriptions, a unique program that allows auditors to share audit programs in lieu of paying for access.
12. AuditNet Book Reviews: The New Form 990, Financial Reporting of Environment Liabilities and Risks, Business Combinations: A Guide to Financial Reporting
New Material Added This Month
1. Company Procurement Card-Utility (Oct 2009)
2. ERM Position Reporting-Utility (Oct 2009)
3. FCPA Red Flags (Oct 2009)
4. Forecasting Audit-Government Gov (Oct 2009)
5. IRA Audit Program (Banking) (Oct 2009)
6. IRC 409A Deferred Compensation-Utility (Oct 2009)
7. Recruitment & Appointment Questionnaire-Gov (Oct 2009)
8. Recruitment & Induction Audit-Gov (Oct 2009)
9. Treasury Management and Merchant Services (Banking) (Oct 2009)
10. Website Audit Program (Banking)(Oct 2009)
Sample of Programs in the Queue (need these now follow me on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/auditnet) send me your Twitter address and an original audit program and I send you the one of your choice)
• Cash and Marketable Securities
• Revenue and Receivables
• Inventories
• Assets and Other Liabilities
• Human Resources & Payroll
• Fixed Assets
• Purchasing and Accounts Payable
• Financial Reporting
• General Audit Procedures
• Collections (Banking)
• Construction Administration
• Construction Capital Investment
• Construction - Investment Review
• Construction Management Systems
• Contracts
• Expenditures Fraud Testing Using ActiveData
• Fair Lending Risk Assessment (Banking)
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Investigation Plan Documentation Form-Government
• IT Application Audit -Banking
• Mortgage Loan Master File Data Audit
• Purchasing Card Audit
• Repossessed Assets (Banking)
• Service Contracts
Next Month more new audit programs!
Training News (Go to http://www.auditnet.org/auditnet-l.htm for details):
Continuous Controls Monitoring
Speaker: Dr. Dan Kneer
When: October 7, 2009 New York, NY
November 19 Los Angeles, CA
In challenging economic times, companies need to focus on mitigating risk and strengthening controls. One of the most effective ways of achieving this is continuous monitoring. From design to construction, and all the potential road blocks in between, Dr. Dan will share his vast CCM expertise in an informative and entertaining presentation.
AuditNet users - Use discount code for $50 off during the check out process: auditnet
Governance, Risk and Compliance 2009 Co-located with IT Audit & Controls 2009 October 13 &14, 2009 Hilton Disney World Resort Orlando, FL
Annual Conference IT Audit & Controls 2009 Doing More with Less to Maximize the Value of IT Audit Co-located with Governance, Risk & Compliance 2009 October 13-15, 2009 Hilton Disney World Resort - Orlando, FL
17th Edition: SOX Compliance Evolution
Streamlining Your SOX Processes in a Cost Effective Manner with Strategic Scoping, Automated Monitoring of Controls and Strong External Auditor Relationships November 5-6, 2009, The Wyndham, Chicago, IL
10% discount Available - AuditNet users! – Promo Code: AU/BBC629
Subscription Expired?
In January 2009 AuditNet implemented a 30 day free trial for users. Previous registrations were given an amnesty until May 2009 at which time they were also given a 30 free trial. At the end of the free trial registered users have three options for access; 1. a basic level subscription for $12, 2. a premium level subscription for $125 and 3. contributing audit documents in lieu of payment for a subscription in what is known as ASAP. If your subscription has expired you will not be able to login and access until you choose one of the above options.
The registration login system is an internal control implemented by AuditNet to ensure that only registered and paid users have access to the AuditNet content.
All of the above articles are available in the current online newsletter at http://www.auditnet.org/auditnet-l.htm
AuditNet can now process your credit card payments for premium access by phone or fax.
Please report broken links
The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the various authors and forum participants on this web site do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of AuditNet or Jim Kaplan
Jim Kaplan
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Most of the articles which appear in the newsletter are posted in the Articles Archive
section of the AuditNet website, www.auditnet.org
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Please forward this newsletter to a friend.
Jim Kaplan
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AuditNet LLC
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Thanks,
Jim
AuditNet Newsletter October 2009
Reporting
In order to be effective and useful. internal audit reports need to be carefully organized, crisply written, and able to connect the financial dots in order to relate specialized chunks of information to each other, to any potential risk, and to the company's overall operations and governance.
Susan M. Switzer
AuditNet News is sponsored by ACL, CCH TeamMate and Paisley
FREE WHITEPAPER: Risk Rating the Audit Universe: A critical look at traditional audit universe risk-rating factors
http://www.paisley.com/website/pcweb.nsf/fm_Cookie?openForm&r=A...
CCH TeamMate, a database-driven audit management system that streamlines the audit process by providing integrated tools for documentation, report generation and file sharing. For more information about TeamMate, click here!
http://tax.cchgroup.com/TeamMate/default.htm?cm_mmc_o=_zEEwylCNyp5f...
Join us for a Webinar on December 2
Auditing for and Preventing Fraud in Accounts Payable
Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
Cost: $99 for this Webinar (Early Bird Price $75 by November 1)
FREE WITH YOUR PAID REGISTRATION!
A 3-month AuditNet Subscription for each paid Webinar (value - $37.50 for each 3 month subscription or $125 for four paid Webinars)
The new book: “Detecting and Preventing Fraud in Accounts Payable” by Peter Goldmann ($45 value)
==========================================
Online Version
Join AuditNet.org on Facebook
http://www.auditnet.org/auditnet-l.htm
AuditNet advertisers help keep the cost of subscriptions low. Visit advertiser sites for information about their products and services for the AuditNet community. Tell them you learned of them through AuditNet!
1. Protiviti KnowledgeLeader: 25 ‘Worst Practices’ in Educating the Audit Committee: What Not to Do
2. Navigating GRC and Audit: Tips for Meeting Your Auditing Reporting Objectives By: Christopher Fox
3. Data analytics’ role in business assurance: Audit technology takes center stage (Part 2) by John Verver CA, CISA, CMC
4. Building Professional Relationships for Auditors Using Online Social Networks by Jim Kaplan
5. Auditing for and Preventing Fraud in Accounts Payable December 2, 2009 Sign up now for Early Bird Pricing - $75 and receive a free book and 3 month subscription to AuditNet Premium Content.
6. Last Month’s Webinar Fraud in Tough Times: How to Audit for Costliest Schemes Threatening Your Organization Now available! Purchase the recorded Webinar and receive a 2 month subscription to AuditNet Premium Content.
7. Information Security Management—Part 2 of 2 By Dan Swanson
8. AuditNet begins adding new content to the Basic Subscription Level
9. Management of Construction Contracts Importance of Documentation By Gursharan Singh
10. Industry Leadership Opportunity Providing Industry Guidance and Requirements Oversight
11. AuditNet launches ASAP option for subscriptions, a unique program that allows auditors to share audit programs in lieu of paying for access.
12. AuditNet Book Reviews: The New Form 990, Financial Reporting of Environment Liabilities and Risks, Business Combinations: A Guide to Financial Reporting
New Material Added This Month
1. Company Procurement Card-Utility (Oct 2009)
2. ERM Position Reporting-Utility (Oct 2009)
3. FCPA Red Flags (Oct 2009)
4. Forecasting Audit-Government Gov (Oct 2009)
5. IRA Audit Program (Banking) (Oct 2009)
6. IRC 409A Deferred Compensation-Utility (Oct 2009)
7. Recruitment & Appointment Questionnaire-Gov (Oct 2009)
8. Recruitment & Induction Audit-Gov (Oct 2009)
9. Treasury Management and Merchant Services (Banking) (Oct 2009)
10. Website Audit Program (Banking)(Oct 2009)
Sample of Programs in the Queue (need these now follow me on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/auditnet) send me your Twitter address and an original audit program and I send you the one of your choice)
• Cash and Marketable Securities
• Revenue and Receivables
• Inventories
• Assets and Other Liabilities
• Human Resources & Payroll
• Fixed Assets
• Purchasing and Accounts Payable
• Financial Reporting
• General Audit Procedures
• Collections (Banking)
• Construction Administration
• Construction Capital Investment
• Construction - Investment Review
• Construction Management Systems
• Contracts
• Expenditures Fraud Testing Using ActiveData
• Fair Lending Risk Assessment (Banking)
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Investigation Plan Documentation Form-Government
• IT Application Audit -Banking
• Mortgage Loan Master File Data Audit
• Purchasing Card Audit
• Repossessed Assets (Banking)
• Service Contracts
Next Month more new audit programs!
Training News (Go to http://www.auditnet.org/auditnet-l.htm for details):
Continuous Controls Monitoring
Speaker: Dr. Dan Kneer
When: October 7, 2009 New York, NY
November 19 Los Angeles, CA
In challenging economic times, companies need to focus on mitigating risk and strengthening controls. One of the most effective ways of achieving this is continuous monitoring. From design to construction, and all the potential road blocks in between, Dr. Dan will share his vast CCM expertise in an informative and entertaining presentation.
AuditNet users - Use discount code for $50 off during the check out process: auditnet
Governance, Risk and Compliance 2009 Co-located with IT Audit & Controls 2009 October 13 &14, 2009 Hilton Disney World Resort Orlando, FL
Annual Conference IT Audit & Controls 2009 Doing More with Less to Maximize the Value of IT Audit Co-located with Governance, Risk & Compliance 2009 October 13-15, 2009 Hilton Disney World Resort - Orlando, FL
17th Edition: SOX Compliance Evolution
Streamlining Your SOX Processes in a Cost Effective Manner with Strategic Scoping, Automated Monitoring of Controls and Strong External Auditor Relationships November 5-6, 2009, The Wyndham, Chicago, IL
10% discount Available - AuditNet users! – Promo Code: AU/BBC629
Subscription Expired?
In January 2009 AuditNet implemented a 30 day free trial for users. Previous registrations were given an amnesty until May 2009 at which time they were also given a 30 free trial. At the end of the free trial registered users have three options for access; 1. a basic level subscription for $12, 2. a premium level subscription for $125 and 3. contributing audit documents in lieu of payment for a subscription in what is known as ASAP. If your subscription has expired you will not be able to login and access until you choose one of the above options.
The registration login system is an internal control implemented by AuditNet to ensure that only registered and paid users have access to the AuditNet content.
All of the above articles are available in the current online newsletter at http://www.auditnet.org/auditnet-l.htm
AuditNet can now process your credit card payments for premium access by phone or fax.
Please report broken links
The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the various authors and forum participants on this web site do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of AuditNet or Jim Kaplan
Jim Kaplan
==========================================
PUBLICATION FREQUENCY
==========================================
AuditNet News is published in electronic format monthly.
==========================================
NEWSLETTER BACK ISSUES
==========================================
Most of the articles which appear in the newsletter are posted in the Articles Archive
section of the AuditNet website, www.auditnet.org
==========================================
SUBSCRIBE & UNSUBSCRIBE
==========================================
If you no longer wish to receive the AuditNet News
E-mail Newsletter, go to http://www.auditnet.org/subscribe.htm
And unsubscribe.
==========================================
Please forward this newsletter to a friend.
Jim Kaplan
President and CEO
AuditNet LLC
http://www.auditnet.org
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