Table of Contents 1. The Role of the Public Accountant in the American Economy 2. Professional Standards Appendix A International and U.S. Standards Comparison 3. Professional Ethics 4. Legal Liability of CPAs 5. Audit Evidence and Documentation 6. Planning the Audit; Linking Audit Procedures to Risk Appendix A Selected Internet Addresses Appendix B Examples of Fraud Risk Factors Appendix C Illustrative Audit Case 7. Internal Control Appendix A Antifraud Programs and Control Measures 8. Consideration of Internal Control in an Information Technology Environment 9. Audit Sampling Appendix A Probability-Proportion-to-Size Sampling Appendix B Audit Risk 10. Cash and Financial Investments 11. Accounts Receivable, Notes Receivable, and Revenue Appendix A Illustrative Audit Case Appendix B Illustrative Audit Case 12. Inventories and Cost of Goods Sold 13. Property, Plant, and Equipment: Depreciation and Depletion 14. Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities Appendix A Illustrative Audit Cases 15. Debt and Equity Capital 16. Auditing Operations and Completing the Audit 17. Auditors’ Report 18. Integrated Audits of Public Companies 19. Additional Assurance Services: Historical Financial Information 20. Additional Assurance Services: Other Information 21. Internal, Operational, and Compliance Auditing