The Audit Committee Handbook

Written to help audit committees plan their agendas and achieve their mission in corporate governance, The Audit Committee Handbook helps professionals: Understand the role and responsibilities of the audit committee with a general update and reality check on auditing cycle activities; Identify the developments that impact audit committee practices and the latest techniques and strategies for committee meetings; Develop a repertoire of effective strategies to help the board of directors discharge its fiduciary responsibility to the stockholders; Prepare a periodic assessment of professional development activities and an informed review of both audit processes and financial reporting processes; Understand the legal aspects of the audit committee and role of legal counsel, as well as fraudulent financial reporting.