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Book titles avalible :


Fraud Detection: A Revealing Look at Fraud

Fraud Detection: A Revealing Look at Fraud

Book Description

The second edition of Fraud Detection: A Revealing Look at Fraud by David G. Coderre reinforces this book's reputation as a must-have item for auditors and fraud investigators.
The original edition first appeared in 1999, and soon became a classic. Coderre's step-by-step approach to using data analysis tools, supplemented by more than 60 lively case studies, has been read and appreciated by thousands of auditors. Cases examined include:

About the Author

David Coderre is a recognized expert on audit software and analytical techniques. He has more than two decades of experience in teaching, consulting, and daily audit work in public and private organizations. He has consulted and lectured in a number of countries including Canada, Indonesia, Thailand, and Mexico.
In addition to Fraud Detection, Mr. Coderre is the author of CAATTs and Other BEASTs for Auditors (3rd edition released by Ekaros Analytical 2005), and the Fraud Toolkit for ACL (2nd edition released by Ekaros Analytical 2006

304 pages paperback
publication date 2004
ISBN 0-9731812-2-2

Price : £ 79.99 (Including free postage to UK mainland)


CAATTS & Other BEASTs for Auditors

CAATTS & Other BEASTs for Auditors

Book Description

CAATTs & Other BEASTs for Auditors is recognized as a classic reference work for auditors. In this fascinating work, longtime Canadian government auditor David Coderre:

About the Author

David Coderre is a recognized expert on audit software and analytical techniques. He has more than two decades of experience in teaching, consulting, and daily audit work in public and private organizations. He has consulted and lectured in a number of countries including Canada, Indonesia, Thailand, and Mexico.
In addition to CAATTs & Other BEASTs, Mr. Coderre is the author of Fraud Detection: A Revealing Look at Fraud (2nd edition released by Ekaros Analytical 2004), and the Fraud Toolkit for ACL (2nd edition released by Ekaros Analytical 2006).

304 pages paperback
publication date 2005
ISBN 0-9731812-0-9

Price : £ 54.99 (Including free postage to UK mainland)


Payables Test Set for ACL

If you own or are planning to buy ACL software and especially before you pay thousands of dollars for training or custom applications - buy this Test Set!

Payables Test Set for ACL

Jim Kaplan, founder of AuditNet.org, calls the Payables Test Set "very rare . . . practical solutions to everyday audit situations" and "a must have"

Book Description

The Payables Test Set presents a comprehensive list of objectives that every audit of the accounts payable function must meet. Tests are translated into computer-aided audit routines and fully documented, including flowcharts and source code. Within the menu-driven interface you can start doing necessary, worthwhile work within a few minutes of opening either book. Every application is open-ended: you can include additional batches, customize existing ones, create a new interface, whatever you wish.

About the Author

Richard B. Lanza is a leading authority on the use of data analysis in auditing with more than ten years of experience in auditing, training, and consulting.
He is the author of the Payables Test Set, the Revenue Test Set, and co-author of the annual Buyer’s Guide for Audit, Anti-Fraud, and Assurance Software.  Mr. Lanza is organizer and host of the New Jersey IIA Software Expo, attended by dozens of audit software vendors.  He has written numerous articles in industry journals.

128 pages soft cover with CD-ROM
requires ACL for Windows version 7 or 8
published in 2003
ISBN: 0-9731812-0-6

Price : £ 99.99 (Including free postage to UK mainland)


Revenue Test Set for ACL

Revenue Test Set for ACL

The Revenue Test Set, the second release in the Effective Analyst series, is built around a comprehensive checklist that focuses on specific objectives for revenues and accounts receivable that every audit must meet. Each test requiring data analysis is assigned a specific ACL script, and the scripts are collected in an easy-to-use menu format.
Using the menu-driven interface you can start doing necessary, worthwhile work within a few minutes of opening the book.
Key tasks are flowcharted and all source code is provided so that users can modify the scripts to suit their own unique requirements.

About the Author

Richard B. Lanza is a leading authority on the use of data analysis in auditing with more than ten years of experience in auditing, training, and consulting.

He is the author of the Payables Test Set, the Revenue Test Set, and co-author of the annual Buyer’s Guide for Audit, Anti-Fraud, and Assurance Software.  Mr. Lanza is organizer and host of the New Jersey IIA Software Expo, attended by dozens of audit software vendors.  He has written numerous articles in industry journals.

128 pages soft cover with CD-ROM
requires ACL for Windows version 7 or 8
published in 2003
ISBN: 0-9731812-0-6

Price : £ 99.99 (Including free postage to UK mainland)


Fraud Toolkit for ACL

Fraud Toolkit for ACL

Auditors know the importance of detecting fraud.  The incredible volume of transactions in today’s business environment makes electronic frauds more common, and computer-aided audit tools an absolute necessity.
Use the Fraud Toolkit with your ACL software in either of these functions:
As a ready-to-use fraud detection kit, to search for gaps or duplicates, find high or low transaction values, do Benford’s Law testing, or perform dozens of other tests.
As a training aid for understanding ACL script creation, including adapting and customizing existing scripts for your own tasks.
Created by expert audit technology consultant David G. Coderre, Fraud Toolkit for ACL represents a major leap forward in auditing.  The Fraud Toolkit makes today’s most sophisticated data analysis and fraud detection techniques available to everyone.

About the Author

David Coderre is a recognized expert on audit software and analytical techniques. He has more than two decades of experience in teaching, consulting, and daily audit work in public and private organizations. He has consulted and lectured in a number of countries including Canada, Indonesia, Thailand, and Mexico.
In addition to the Fraud Toolkit for ACL, Mr. Coderre is the author of Fraud Detection: A Revealing Look at Fraud (2nd edition released by Ekaros Analytical 2004), and the CAATTs & Other BEASTs for Auditors (3nd edition released by Ekaros Analytical 2005).

130 pages, soft cover coil-bound with CD-ROM
requires ACL version 7 or 8
2nd edition published 2006
ISBN 0-9780406-0-0

Price : £ 99.99 (Including free postage to UK mainland)


101 ACL Applications

101 ACL Applications

CD Description

Why reinvent the wheel? This practical guide gives ACL® users everything they need to report on their data immediately! Select from 101 ready-to-use report templates on disk in the areas of general ledger, payroll, inventory, accounts receivable/payable, access control review, and asset management. Detailed information with report objectives and audit steps are included with each application, giving users an interactive, hands-on ACL® experience This CD book:

The book can be used as a starting point in your journey or as an aid along the way. When used effectively, it will help you break through the "information barrier." Click here to see the table of contents. Also note that the Payables Test Set for ACL and the Revenue Test Set for ACL (also available in this store) provide an enhanced set of ACL applications that are driven by ACL's dialog boxes, which make them even easier to run in the field.

Price : £ 49.99 (Including free postage to UK mainland)


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