Auditing and Accounting Cases: Investigating Issues of Fraud and Professional Ethics

The approach used by Thibodeau and Freier emphasizes the substantial benefits of using real-life case examples in helping to impart knowledge related to the practice of auditing. This type of approach has long been acknowledged as a superior manner in which to teach. Since the authors present the concepts of auditing using actual corporate contexts, they seek to provided students with a real-life appreciation of these issues and clearly demonstrate the value of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the post-Sarbanes technical audit guidance.

The Third Edition has been updated to reflect all of the major changes happening in today s society with actual companies such as Enron, WorldCom, Qwest, Sunbeam, that have become synonymous with the capital markets crisis in confidence. With 45 different short cases, instructors can assign 8 to 9 different cases for each of four different semesters.