Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company;Corporate governance -- United States;
Presenting evidence from a 19th century corporation, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company (C&O), the paper shows that issues of corporate governance have existed since the first corporations were established in the U.S. The C&O used a stockholder...
Auditing -- Standards -- United States;Auditors -- Professional ethics -- Standards -- United States;Fraud;
This Statement provides guidance on the independent auditor's responsibility for the detection of errors and irregularities in an audit of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. It describes factors that...
Auditing -- Standards -- United States;Fraud;Financial statements -- United States;
Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 1, Codification of Auditing Standards and Procedures (AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 110.02, "Responsibilities and Functions of the Independent Auditor"), states, "The auditor has a...
Auditing -- Documentation -- Standards -- United States
The auditor should prepare and maintain audit documentation, the form and content of which should be designed to meet the circumstances of the particular audit engagement. Audit documentation is the principal record of auditing procedures applied,...
The statements revised are: auditor's consideration of an entity's ability to continue as a going concern; reports on audited financial statements; part of audit performed by other independent auditors.
