Book description
The newly updated fast-reference problem solver
The Vest Pocket CPA-the convenient, comprehensive reference
professionals have relied on for nearly fifteen years-is now updated in
a new Fourth Edition to give today's busy executives and accountants the
helpful information they need in a quick-reference format.
Whether in public practice or private industry, professionals will
always have this reliable reference tool at their fingertips because it
easily goes anywhere-to a client's office, on a business trip, or to an
important lunch meeting.
Fully revised, the Fourth Edition:
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Includes complete coverage of the New Risk Assessment Auditing Standards
and Standards of the PCAOB
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Covers new pronouncements on important accounting principles including
fair value measurement, financial assets, accounting changes, exchanges
of nonmonetary assets, and compilation and review services
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Adds new chapters on professional ethics and quality controls for CPA firms
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Packed with practical techniques and rules of thumb for analyzing,
evaluating, and solving day-to-day accounting issues, The Vest Pocket
CPA, Fourth Edition helps you quickly pinpoint what to look for, what to
watch out for, what to do, and how to do it. In an easy-to-use Q & A
format, it covers such useful topics as financial measures, ratios, and
procedures and includes checklists, samples, and worked-out solutions to
a variety of accounting problems.
The Vest Pocket CPA, Fourth Edition is a powerful companion for the
complex, ever-changing world of accounting.
Joel G. Siegel, PhD,
CPA, is the author of over fifty books and has written hundreds of
articles for accounting and financial journals. Dr. Siegel has acted
as consultant in accounting issues to many organizations, including
IT&T, Citicorp, and Person-Wolinsky CPA Review.
Nick Dauber, MS, CPA, is an author of accounting and auditing books,
has served as book reviewer for major book publishers, and has had
articles published in many professional accounting journals. He is
Instructor of Auditing and Taxation at Queens College of the City
University of New York.
Jae K. Shim, PhD, has authored or coauthored more than fifty
professional and college accounting books. He is CEO of Delta
Consulting Co., a financial consulting and training firm and has been
a consultant to commercial and nonprofit organizations for over thirty
years.
