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AuditNet® What's New This Month? This month there are new articles including Understand IT's Role with Sarbanes-Oxley. I reviewed Accounts Payable Best Practices and Web Search Garage, added a Sarbanes-Oxley Books page and created a Sarbanes-Oxley email discussion group. There is a new audit programs subscription service available as an alternative for those auditors that are unable to contribute material to AuditNet®. There are many new audit programs in the queue for the AuditNet® community. All this and more! The best way to find all the resources on the site is by going to the Virtual Library or use the site search. AuditNet® CAATT Corner
"Searching for Fraud - Five by Carolyn Newman ASI Find out how to use IDEA to search through electronic data files for evidence of fraudulent or unusual transactions during an audit. For the rest of the story click here. AuditNet® Software Compliance Audit Corner
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Your Secret Weapon in the War on Fraud The October 2004 issue of this fraud newsletter features articles on using the fraud management lifecycle to minimize fraud losses, new high tech tools for busting forgers and counterfeiters and more. AuditNet® users qualify for special rates on this publication. For more information click here. The AuditNet® Audit Bookstore Corner Looking for books on auditing related topics? We suggest using the AuditNet® bookstore. The bookstore focuses on Internal Audit but includes other related subjects as well. AuditNet® uses Amazon to power the bookstore so each purchase you make through this link helps support AuditNet®. Book Reviews Accounts Payable Best Practices by Mary S. Schaeffer
Accounts payable is usually the largest outlay of cash in the organization. It is also one of the largest areas vulnerable to fraud or asset misappropriation. According to the 2004 Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, approximately three-fourths of cash frauds in their study involved some form of fraudulent disbursements. For the rest of the review click here!
by Tara Calishain Auditors should possess all of the core competencies of digital literacy including search skills for finding information on the Internet. This book from Tara Calishain, one of the premier Web search gurus, is what every auditor needs in their digital toolkit. For the rest of the review click here! How to Say It When You Don't Know What to Say The Right Words for Difficult Times By Robbie Miller Kaplan
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