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Date April 25, 1988 Report No. AFMD-88-28 Title

CPA Audit Quality: A Status Report on the Accounting Profession's Enforcement Efforts

‘ 3 United States General Accounting ii!!!! Office Report to the Chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives i- April 1988 CPA AUDIT QUALITY A Status Report on the Accounting Profession’ s Enforcement Efforts . \qe\ lj‘ wiL-0 GAO/-28 Accounting and Financial Management Division B-219869 April 25, 1988 The Honorable Ja...
Date Jan. 1, 1988 Report No. 135522 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Journal, No. 1, Spring 1988

A QUARTERLY SPONSORED BY THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE I111111 Ill1 II111 lllllIll1 Ill11 lllll Ill11 135522 ETHICS AND THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY A Round Table DismssionFeatwing David Packard THE U.S. TRADE DEFICIT costly Lessons for the 1980’s AIDS IN THE WORKPLACE GAO’sApproach NUMBER I SPRING 1988 i F THE CeAeo A QUARTERLY SPONSORED BY THE U.S.-GENERAL ACCOUNTING NUMBER 1 OFFICE SPRING 1988...
Date Aug. 18, 1987 Report No. AFMD-87-34 Title

CPA Audit Quality: A Framework for Procuring Audit Services

United States General Accounting Office . Report to the Chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, House Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives . August 1987 CPA AUDIT QUALITY A Framework for Procuring Audit Services 5397 GAO/AFMD437-34 \? Comptroller General of the United States The Honorable *Jack Brooks Chairman. Legislation and NatIonal Security Subcommitte...
Date June 19, 1986 Report No. 130168 Title

Financial Management: Financial Reporting and the Role of Independent Auditors

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 A.M. lull llllllllll 130168 JUNE 19, 1986 STATEMENT OF CHARLES A. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE .ON FINANCIAL REPORTING 1 -&ND THE ROLE .$F INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Mr. Chairman and...
Date March 19, 1986 Report No. AFMD-86-33 Title

CPA Audit Quality: Many Governmental Audits Do Not Comply With Professional Standards

United States General Accounting Office GAO March 1986 cc Report to the Chairman, Legislation Gd National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives CPA AUDIT QUALITY Many Governmental Audits Do Not Comply With Professional Standards E GAO/AFMD-86-33 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Comptroller General of the United States B...
Date March 19, 1986 Report No. 129568 Title

Financial Management: Review of Audit Quality of Certified Public Accountants

, : ’ t 1 4 b a UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 A.M. MARCH 19, 1986 STATEMENT OF CHARLES A. BOWSHER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE C O M M ITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS ON GAO'S REVIEW OF AUDIT QUALITY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS M r. Chairman...
Date Dec. 5, 1985 Report No. AFMD-86-20 Title

CPA Audit Quality: Inspectors General Find Significant Problems

Committee on Government Operations December 1985 .CPAAUDIT QUALITY Inspectors Gened Find Significant Problems GAO/AFMD-W-20 03woa -GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Accounting and Financial Management Division B219969 December 5, 198.5 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee Committee on Government Operations House of Repr...
Date Nov. 13, 1985 Report No. 128405 Title

Financial Management: Review of Audit Quality of Certified Public Accountants

i llllllllllllll ll 128405 ,.,.‘Z ” :!. .. ’ .’ , ,, I, :’ ,’ I ” ,.. ,.f I 2: , /I ,‘* ’ 1.. : . / . ,,> ,:j a., UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 10 A.M. NOVEMBER 13, 1985 STATEMENT OF FREDERICK D. WOLF, DIRECTOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE...
Date Sept. 5, 1984 Report No. AFMD-84-66 Title

Financial Management: Review of the United States Capitol Historical Society's Financial Statements for the Years Ended January 31, 1983 and 1982

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WA8NINQTON. OF THE 0 C 2054a UNITED STATES B-215981 SEPTEMBER 5, 1984 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Subject: Review of the United States Capitol Historical Society's Financial Statements for the Years Ended January 31, 1983 and 1982 (GAO/ AFMD-84-66) This report summarizes the results of our review of the audit of the United Stat...
Date Feb. 1, 1984 Report No. 123349 Title

Government Operations: Comments on H.R. 3115

IVPO STATIS (3ENERAL ACCOUNTING QFFICE WASHI1Q%MKIN, DC 26548’ FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY 1 EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1,' 1984 PINANCIAL MANAGEMENTDIVISION CCM#WMfEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE ,D t@‘ lfEENMENTAt RELATXOIUS I-,0&! THlt JUDICIARY ON l111111111111111111111 IllIf 11111.11 11111 -. _ _, ‘ COb@t&NTS H.R. 3115 ” ON .,‘ . 1 123349 )~lr. Chair.nap qnd m&&&a We are bill to plr$red"to th...
Date Sept. 13, 1983 Report No. AFMD-83-91 Title

Financial Management: Examination of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society's Financial Statements for the Years Ended January 31, 1982 and 1981

COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON OF THE UNITED D.C. 2-948 STATES B-196901 SEPTEMBER 13,1983 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives Subject: I IIA Ill 122328 Examination of the United States Capitol Historical Society's Financial Statements for the Years Ended January 31, 1982 and 1981 (GAO/AFMD-83-91) This report summarizes the results of our review of the aud...
Date March 22, 1983 Report No. 120958 Title

Energy: Efficiency and Effectiveness of OCA Audits of Compliance With Uniform Systems of Accounts

UN ITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON, MAR 2 2 1983 RESOUACES. COMMUNITY. AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION Mr. Russell E. Faudree, Jr. Acting Chief Accountant, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dear Mr. Faudree: ,Efficiency Compliance and with Effectiveness of Uniform Systems of ! I, 120958 OCA Audits Accounts of Subject: We have completed a review of the Office of the...
Date Jan. 1, 1981 Report No. 114607 Title

Financial Management: The International Consortium on Governmental Financial Management--Organization, Goals and By-Laws

i Dt4e 7 eglc 4 The "Audit Tolerance Level"
Date Nov. 6, 1980 Report No. 116289 Title

Special Publications: The Procurement & Performance of Audits of Government Organizations & Programs

1 The.pn>cLre;nent & Performance Of Audits Of * -- 7 I -4 >I u - yT*--+- Government Organizations1 11111ll111 I1Il111l1l11 l1 111l ll1 l & Programs 116289 Report of Colloquium held in Cherry Hill, NewJersey November 56, and 'Z 1980 .. , This colloquium was designed to explore the views of WAS and government officials on means for improving their relationships on audits of government organizations ...
Date Oct. 16, 1980 Report No. 113596 Title

[Audit and Evaluation: Is There a Difference?]

tso~Xco LAUDIT AND EVALUATION: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?3 BY HARRY S. HAVENS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY TO THE ATLANTA CHAPTER ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS OCTOBER 16, 1980 The General Accounting Office is responsible for auditing government programs.j, This responsibility is embodied in statutes going back to the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921. The General Accounting Office is Calso responsible...
Date March 1, 1980 Report No. 090890 Title

Unpublished Decisions: Appropriations and Miscellaneous, Vol. XXIII, No. 2

Date June 18, 1979 Report No. 094356 Title

Special Publications: Expanding Role of Accounting in Our Economy

ADDRESS BY ELMER 8. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE 1979 NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF THE 1111111111111111111111111 11 lI1 I 094356 ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS ST. LOUIS, IvIlSSOURI ON THE c 1393 EXPANDING ROLE OF ACCOUNTING IN OUR ECONOMY JUNE 18, 1979 Good morning l a d i e s and gentlemen. I w o u l d l i k e to s h a r e w i t h you t o d a y some t h o u g h t s a s ...
Date May 1, 1979 Report No. 091100 Title

Special Publications: Managers Your Accounting System Can Do a Lot for You

Managers Accounting Systems Can Help You: -Plan and control agency operations -Decide on the best ways to use resources to achieve goals -Keep within appropriations and other legal requirements -Safeguard agency resources -Evaluate accomplishments By The Comptroller General Of 'chc United States FOREWORD I ! 1 I 1 I Our growing Federal budget and national debt are a concern to both taxpayer5 and ...
Date Feb. 15, 1979 Report No. 094394 Title

Special Publications: GAO Role in the Development of Internal Auditing in Government

?HE.!FOL,E OF THE GFWZW3ACCOUNT~GOFFICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF I p E m AUDITING IN GW O7 - -- - Presented by Lloyd G Smith, Director, . Office of Internal Review U S. Generzl Accounting Office . Before the 7th Annual Educational Conference o the IDS Angeles Chapter, f 6 I Association of Government Accountants ary 15 and 16, 197 . 13qg 094394 111lIIl l l l l l l lllllll~~ lI111 lI lI I want.to thank...
Date Nov. 17, 1978 Report No. 094690 Title

Government Operations: Development of Professional Accounting Standards for Grants and Contracts

., - . . .. t LE==.- 709655 --improve DUF profession aiid --- ------- 2 I - __. 4 _, / ------------ 5 .. .. , _.. E: _ I i --. i - . -?--A- m M remarks today have previewed t h e material contained i n y a r e p o r t on a u d i t s o f g r a n t p r o g r a m s my O f f i c e w i l l b e i s s u i n g within t h e n e x t f e w w e e k s . When it i s i s s u e d , I w i l l b e p l e a s e d t o...
Date Oct. 12, 1978 Report No. 094697 Title

Special Publications: Conceptual Framework for Financial Accounting and Reporting

COMPTROLLER GENERAL O F T H E UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D C . . m a B 176 544 - J a n u a r y 18, 1979 Ms. J u n e V i t a l e , Manuscript E d i t o r J o u r n a l of A c c o u n t a n c y 1 2 1 1 Avenue of t h e Americas N e w Y o r k , N e w York 1 0 0 3 6 Dear M . V i t a l e : s I a m e n c l o s i n g a r e t y p e d v e r s i o n of my t e s t i m o n y p u r s u a n t t o the l e t t e r ...
Date April 7, 1978 Report No. 094713 Title

Special Publications: Disciplining the Professions--How Much Should the Government Be Involved

Date Jan. 1, 1978 Report No. 090972 Title

Special Publications: The CPA and GAO Standards

Date Aug. 25, 1976 Report No. CED-76-133 Title

Financial Management: Using Independent Public Accountants To Audit Public Housing Agencies--An Assessment

REPORT TO THE C BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES s Using Independent Public ntants To, Audit Public Housing Agencies--An Assessment Department of Housing and Urban Development Independent public accountants generally performed satisfactorily the financial opinion part of audits of public housing agencies. However, they need training and guidance from the Department of Housing and Ur...
Date Jan. 1, 1976 Report No. 090921 Title

Special Publications: Assessing Plans for Proposed Audits

Date July 3, 1975 Report No. 089621 Title

Housing: HUD's Use of Independent Public Accountants To Audit Local Housing Authorities

RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMlC KJlVtSlON * s: j ) July 3, 1975 ' The Honorable H. R. Crawford Assistant Secretary for Housing Management Department of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mr. Crawford: .: 9. The General Accounting Office ica reviewing‘KUD's use of independent public accountants (TPhs) to audit local housing authorities (LHAs). We believe that HUD needs ta strengthen its proced...
Date June 16, 1975 Report No. 094619 Title

Financial Management: Looking Back to 1950 and Ahead to 2000

1 . , *: . -_ llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 094619 j . I 5 . e KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AT THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION MA I BEACH , FLORIDA IM 4 JUNE 16, 1975 FI NANC IAL MANAGEMENT : L O I G BACK TO 1950 AND AHEAD TO 2000 O KN w I was especially happy t o accept your invitation t o...
Date May 9, 1973 Report No. 094543 Title

Special Publications: Executive-Legislative Branch Power Relationships Viewed by GAO

ADDRESS BY ELMER B . STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 1 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 4 MAY 9,,1973 P '11 c you today. - When John Lawlor i n v i t e d m t o a t t e n d your meete i i n g , he s u g g e s t e d t h a t you would be i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e view from GAO. W seem t o be i n v o l v e d i n...
Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 090985 Title

Special Publications: A Cooperative Effort With a State Society of CPA's

Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 095130 Title

Government Operations: Case Study--Illinois' Use of Public Accountants for Auditing State Activities

lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll LM095130 _.,.., .: ‘, ,. ,r. .- _ -_ ;x,.I ,. F In August 1972 we issued Organizations, Programs, Activitie: the standards, which applied to al and local governments to impro. evaluation of federally assisted pro! As State arrd !oca! govern resources increase, we anticipate t’ auditors to do more broadsco governments may meet these den auditing organizations o...
Date Jan. 1, 1973 Report No. 091089 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Spring 1973

REVIEW Capitol of the United States-1846 P This picture is the earliest known photographic image of the the national legislature, the Congress of the United States. U.S. Capitol Building, home of It was made originally on a daguerreotype plate about 1846 and is attributed to John Plumbe, Jr., of Washington, D.C. The view was taken from the east. The statue on the north side of the portico is not i...
Date Oct. 20, 1971 Report No. 094409 Title

Special Publications: Accountants and Government in an Age of Social Change

Date June 28, 1971 Report No. 094421 Title

Financial Management: Creative Thinking in Financial Management

ADDRESS BY THE COMPTROLI8R GEMERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE 2oTH ANMUAL w 1 0 m SYMPOSIUM ' FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS ASSOCIATION JUNE 2U, 1971 WASHINGTON, D. C. "CREATIVE THINKING IN FINANCIClL MANAGEW3T" i A s most of you know by now, the General Accounting Office observed i t s 50th anniversary t h i s month. In commemorating t h i s milestone -0 important especially t o t h e Feder...
Date Jan. 1, 1970 Report No. 091192 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Review, Spring 1970

- ... . , _._. 091192 f For sole by the Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Go\ernment Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Price 40 cents (single copy). Subscription price: $1.50 per l r n r : 50 cents additional for foreign mailing. THE GAO REVIEW SPRING 1970 Contents A Positive Program for Improving Communications Between Federal Agencies and Accounting Faculties and Students By WILLIAM L. CA...
Date May 12, 1969 Report No. 094477 Title

Special Publications: Growing Importance of Management Auditors in Government

llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 094477 Remarks by the Comptroller General of the United States, Elmer D. Staats, before the Joint I'teeting of the Gamma Ensilon Chapteuf the Pennsylvania State I!niversity, Q.etn Alpha Psi , and the Central .I
Date Sept. 27, 1968 Report No. 091184 Title

Special Publications: The Manager, the Government, and the Accounting Profession

Date Jan. 1, 1967 Report No. 091186 Title

Special Publications: A Capsule View of the Evolution of Accounting

Date Jan. 1, 1967 Report No. 090855 Title

Special Publications: On Professional Development