The audit committee handbook / Louis Braiotta, Jr. ... [et al.]

Includes bibliographical references and index

Corporate accountability : focus on the audit committee -- Audit committees : basic roles and responsibilities -- The external users of financial reporting information -- The legal environment of the audit committee -- Rules of the road : financial reports and their audits -- Planning the external audit -- Planning the internal audit -- Monitoring the system of internal control -- Evaluating the internal and external audit function -- Communications between auditors and audit committees -- A perspective on fraud and the auditor -- The audit committee, corporate culture, and tone at the top -- Independent auditors' reports -- The audit committee's report and concluding observations