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| BI & XBRL - A Marriage Waiting to Happen (BI3.Net) - Article explains the benefits of XBRL and an application of it in a financial statement analysis toolpack (Audit Intelligence). | ||
| Advanced Tools to Tackle Fraud & Collusion (ITAudit) - Gives many examples of using various statistical tests to root out organizational fraud. | ||
| OLAP Explained (BI3.Net) - Provides a simple explanation of On Line Analytical Processing ("OLAP"), a useful tool to help auditors work with data cubes and drill into such cube's information. | ||
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| Audit Specific | ||
| Monte Carlo for Auditors (CRC Press) - Provides a step by step example for using Monte Carlo analysis for auditing business estimates and project plans. | ||
| Four Phases to Analytical Procedures (AICPA) - Phases of analytical tests direct from the U.S. Audit Standards guide | ||
| The Power of Cash Flow Ratios (AICPA) - Although most ratio tests focus on balance sheet items, this article focuses the auditor further into the cash flow aspects of the balance sheet. These ratios provide an improved vision of the company's liquidity and and ability to sustain itself. | ||
| The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on Enterprise Applications (Approva) - This whitepaper provides a summary of the SarbOx requirements and then how a software package looking for control breaches in an ERP package can be implemented to continuously monitor change. | ||
| Business Intelligence | ||
| Business Intelligence Overview (SAS) - Marketing information with useful explanations of business intelligence software. | ||
| Database/Spreadsheet | ||
| Spreadsheet Audit Resources Website - website devoted to providing free tools on spreadsheet auditing. | ||
| Databases for All Reasons (PC Magazine) - Recent survey of market leading PC database tools. | ||
| Graphical Sleight of Hand (AICPA) - Gives many useful tips in graphing information. | ||
| Getting Numbers to Tell the Stroy (AICPA) - Gives many useful tips in graphing information. | ||
| Spreadsheets With Something Extra (AICPA) - Explains developing more interactive Excel sheets with Visual Basic forms. | ||
| Neural Network/Statistical Tools | ||
| List of Digital Analysis Applications - Listing of various digital analysis/Benford's Law tests by audit area. List of DATAS.doc | ||
| Analytically Reviewing Digits for Fraud for and Inefficiencies - Provides an overview of digital analysis and Benford's Law with specific examples. | ||
| Digital Analysis - Real World Examples (ITAudit) - Gives many examples of using digital analysis and Benford's Law in practical examples.. | ||
| Using Regression to Analytically Review Exceptions (CRC Press) - Step by step guide to using regression techniques in audit settings. | ||
| Advanced Tools to Tackle Fraud & Collusion (ITAudit) - Gives many examples of using various statistical tests to root out organizational fraud. | ||
| Is Your Software Bigger Than a Breadbox (CRC Press) - Explains a new set of tools that will estimate the size of a software development project withing 5-10% of the total development cost. Breadbox.doc | ||
| Monte Carlo for Auditors (CRC Press) - Provides a step by step example for using Monte Carlo analysis for auditing business estimates and project plans. Breadbox.doc | ||
| Data Mining and the Auditor's Responsibility - Explains how to use products like WizRule to increase your chances of accidentally identifying anomalies in data files. | ||
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