Internal Controls Guidance for Private, Government, and Nonprofit Entities [Hardcover]

In the new age of philanthropy, donors expect charities to be models of accountability and transparency...Internal controls: Guidance for Private, Government, and Nonprofit Entities is a must read for CEOs and CFOs who want to gain a clear understanding of cost-effective ways to implement the controls necessary to protect their organizations. - Elizabeth Myatt, Chief Executive Officer, World Lung Foundation

If you were looking for the silver bullet to understand and audit internal controls, you just found it. This book will prove invaluable in planning the audit internal controls, you just found it. This book will prove invaluable in planning the audit because it specifically covers COSO and the new AICPA risk assessment auditing standards. - George I. Victor, CPA, Partner in Charge of Quality Control, Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP

Author Lyn Graham gives practical, easy-to-understand guidance for documenting internal controls. I recommend this book for both my clients and our staff. It is very useful for auditors and clients alike. - David E. Adams, CPA, Partner, Geffen Mesher & Company

This book is an essential guide...and provides very practical advice about what to do(and what not to do) in making an investment in internal controls. The author's expensive experience as an audit firm partner and standard-setter are evident in the details provided. I also recommend this book to teaches of auditing and systems, as it provides a useful background to...how internal controls really should work in today's business environment. - Jean C. Bedard, CPA, PhD, Timothy B. Harbert Professor of Accountancy, Bentley CollegePreface.

1. An Introduction.

2. First Steps - A Pilot Project.

3. The Five Components of the Controls Framework.

Appendix 3A: Blue Ribbon Committee on Improving the Effectiveness of Corporate AudlCï