Wiley Federal Government Auditing: Laws, Regulations, Standards, Practices, and Sarbanes-Oxley

The most practical, authoritative guide to Federal Governmentauditing

Now in its second edition, Wiley Federal GovernmentAuditing is authored by four CPAs who are partners at Kearney& Company, a CPA firm that specializes in providing auditing, accounting, and information technology services to the FederalGovernment. This single-source reference provides you withup-to-date information on applicable laws, regulations, and auditstandards.

Created for both professionals and others performing FederalGovernment audits, this guide condenses the abundant, complexcriteria for Federal Government auditing into concise, accessibletopics you'll refer to frequently and presents:

• An easy-to-navigate format that allows you to find neededinformation quickly
• Detailed guidance on what, why, how, and by whom Federal auditsshould be made
• Discussion on internal control over Federal financialreporting
• Recent developments in auditing standards
• Federal financial statements, budgeting, accounting, andmore
• Coverage of the scope and work required in an audit of Federaldepartments and agencies
• Examples of Federal audits
• Separate chapters devoted to auditing and evaluating Federal ITsystems
  performance audits
  procurement and contract audits
  andgrant audits

Written in a non-technical style and complete with helpfulexhibits, this guide is a "go-to" reference for governmentauditors, Inspectors General, public accountants, militarycomptrollers, legislators, state and local government auditors, budget offices, financial managers, and financial analysts. Thecontent also applies to contractors and grantees, universities, andother nonprofits and organizations that have repeated financialdealings with the Federal Government.