enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Financial audit - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_audit

   The purpose of an audit is to provide an objective independent examination of the financial statements, which increases the value and credibility of the financial statements produced by management, thus increase user confidence in the financial statement, reduce investor risk and consequently reduce the cost of capital of the preparer of the ...

3. Form 10-K - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_10-K

   A Form 10-K is an annual report required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that gives a comprehensive summary of a company's financial performance. . Although similarly named, the annual report on Form 10-K is distinct from the often glossy "annual report to shareholders", which a company must send to its shareholders when it holds an annual meeting to elect directors ...

4. Materiality (auditing) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materiality_(auditing)

   The objective of an audit of financial statements is to enable the auditor to express an opinion on whether the financial statements are prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with an identified financial reporting framework, such as the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) which is the accounting standard adopted by the U ...

5. Audit working papers - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audit_working_papers

   Audit working papers are the documents which record during the course of audit evidence obtained during financial statements auditing, internal management auditing, information systems auditing, and investigations. Audit working papers are used to support the audit work done in order to provide the assurance that the audit was performed in ...

6. SEC filing - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEC_filing

   The most commonly filed SEC forms are the 10-K and the 10-Q. These forms are composed of four main sections: The business section, the F-pages, the Risk Factors, and the MD&A. The business section provides an overview of the Company. The F-pages contain the financial statements which are either audited or reviewed by an independent auditor.

7. Statement on Auditing Standards No. 99: Consideration of Fraud

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statement_on_Auditing...

   SAS 99 defines fraud as an intentional act that results in a material misstatement in financial statements. There are two types of fraud considered: misstatements arising from fraudulent financial reporting (e.g. falsification of accounting records) and misstatements arising from misappropriation of assets (e.g. theft of assets or fraudulent expenditures).

8. Statements on Auditing Standards (United States) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statements_on_Auditing...

   The Effects of Computer Processing on the Audit of Financial Statements full-text: July 1984 49: Letters for Underwriters full-text: September 1984 50: Reports on the Application of Accounting Principles full-text: July 1986 51: Reporting on Financial Statements Prepared for Use in Other Countries full-text: July 1986 52

9. Financial statement - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_statement

   Financial statements (or financial reports) are formal records of the financial activities and position of a business, person, or other entity. Relevant financial information is presented in a structured manner and in a form which is easy to understand.