CPA's Guide to Management Letter Comments (2021)

Name: CPA's Guide to Management Letter Comments (2021)
Brand: CCH U.S.
SKU: 9780808054832
Price: 4287.40 HKD
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Author: Bert L. Swain
ISBN: 9780808054832

By Bert L. Swain

CCH U.S. November 2020

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780808054832
Publisher: CCH U.S.
Publication: November 2020
Format: Paperback , 312 pages
Jurisdiction: U.S. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Developed through 30 years of experience in auditing practice for clients in a broad spectrum of industries, the CPA's Guide to Management Letter Comments provides literally hundreds of management comment examples for numerous situations that that are encountered by real firms working with real clients. Beginning with an example of the actual opening paragraph of a management letter, this compendium continues through all critical areas encountered during an audit and ends with suggested closing paragraphs so that even a first-time management letter preparer can produce a high-quality final product like a well-seasoned auditor.

The CPA's Guide to Management Letter Comments is also an efficient review document for use in brainstorming for other effective and useful comments that apply to a client's situation. This indispensable reference enables you to provide greater value in your audits and be of more benefit to your clients

A free link to the online version (PDF) of the Top Auditing Issues CPE Course for 2020 will be included.

Topics and Content

Opening for Letter
Cash
Investments
Accounts Receivable
Inventory
Fixed Assets
Sales, Invoicing, and Revenue
Purchasing and Expenses
Accounts Payable
Payroll
Taxes
Insurance Coverage
Equity
Grants
Organizational/Governance Structure
Administrative Issues
Computer Systems
Annual Audit and Client Cooperation
Miscellaneous (e.g., Accrual Basis of Accounting, Restricted Funds Review Needed)
SAS-99 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Closing for Letter
The Auditor's Communication with Those Charged with Governance

About the Author

Bert Swain attended American University on scholarship and graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. He later returned and earned a Master's Degree in Taxation, in 1987.

After graduation in 1979, Mr. Swain was immediately employed by a national accounting firm, where he gained broad experience in audits of many types of organizations.

In 1983, Mr. Swain joined Kamerow, Weintraub & Swain, LLP, to manage the audit and accounting segment of the practice that now encompasses numerous clients in various industries such as professional services, retail, not-for-profit, and others. He is also the Director of Quality Control with regard to the firm's accounting and audit practice.

Mr. Swain is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (former Council member), the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Practicing Certified Public Accountants, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants (GWSCPA), where he has served as a member of the Board of Governors and was President for the 1995-96 fiscal year.

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