Principles of Auditing and Other Assurance Services

by O. Ray Whittington, Kurt Pany

Whittington/Pany's "Principles of Auditing", is a market leader in the auditing discipline and the only text in this market which uses the balance sheet approach (vs. the cycles approach). Until October 2002, Ray Whittington was a member of the Audit Standards Board and prior to Ray being on the ASB Kurt Pany was on the board. This has had a major impact on this revision of the text as Whittington has been involved in the audit standards creation process. "Principles of Auditing" presents concepts clearly and proactively monitors changes in auditing making the relationship between accounting and auditing understandable. The 15th edition maintains the organization and balance sheet orientation, while adding and enhancing topics of Risk, Assurance Services, Fraud, E-Commerce, and the latest auditing standards to meet the needs of the current marketplace.

Genres: Textbooks, Accounting, Reference

832 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Bahman Bahman · Rating 2 out of 5]

inam yani inke maslan man che adrsi khoondam;)

[Ashlie Kendrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for insomniacs.

[Daniel]

19th Edition

[Jenny · Rating 1 out of 5]

This textbook should be titled "How to beat a dead horse". If you have trouble reading technical writing, don't worry because the author will keep repeating himself with slightly rephrased sentences. Eventually he will beat his points into you, if you don't give up first. This textbook could have been cut down by half and been just as effective but NOOooooOOooOOooo! Mr. Bigshot Academic had to create complex, run-on sentences to impress his colleagues. McGraw-Hill needs to dump this guy ASAP.

[Jenny · Rating 1 out of 5]

This textbook should be titled "How to beat a dead horse". If you have trouble reading technical writing, don't worry because the author will keep repeating himself with slightly rephrased sentences. Eventually he will beat his points into you, if you don't give up first. This textbook could have been cut down by half and been just as effective but NOOooooOOooOOooo! Mr. Bigshot Academic had to create complex, run-on sentences to impress his colleagues. McGraw-Hill needs to dump this guy ASAP.

[Sabhi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been teaching this textbook for many years, since the first publication. I found this textbook the most teaching and learning orientated. My students thoroughly comprehended the diversity of topics included in this book, and they found the supplementary materials interesting and enhancing their learning particularly in professional perspectives.

Dr. Sabhi Saleh,
Salahaddin University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Email: Subhisaa@yahoo.ca

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

YES! I am FINALLY finished with this super boring textbook!! Why did I then give it three stars? 1 star for boringness, 5 stars for being the best resource to for my class averages out to 3 stars. While very informative and will likely be my resource for studying (eventually) for the CPA exam, it will permanently cure your insomnia!!!

[Hgjhk]

good

[Jennifer Tse · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good textbook used by my auditing class. We mostly went over the homework questions, but the text is too dense.