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Guide to Accounting Pronouncements and Sources, Sixth Edition
Significant Differences in GAAP in Canada, Chile, Mexico and the United States
Accounting and Reporting for Enterprises in the Development Stage
Accounting Bases Used in Canadian Government Budgeting
Accounting Changes — Background Information and Basis for Conclusions Section 1506
Accounting for Infrastructure in the Public Sector
Accounting for Tangible Capital Assets — Accrual Budgeting Issues
Accrual Budgeting by Canadian Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments
Aligning Investment in Information Technology with Business Strategy: What CFOs Need to Consider (June 2005)
Application of Computer-assisted Audit Techniques, Second Edition
Assessing Risks & Controls of Investment Funds
Asset Retirement Obligations - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions Section 3110
Assurance Engagement Working Papers
Audit & Control Implications of XBRL
Audit Enquiry - Seeking More Reliable Evidence From Audit Enquiry
Audit Implications of EDI
Audit Implications of Electronic Document Management
Audit of a Small Entity
Audits of Non-profit Organizations
Canadian Performance Reporting
Cash Distributions — Amendments to Section 1540 — Background Information and Basis for Conclusions (September 2007)
Cash Flow and Other Per Share Information - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions Sections 1540 and 3500
Cash Flow Statements - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - Section 1540
Comprehensive Income and Equity - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions Sections 1530 and 3251
Confirmation of Accounts Payable
Confirmation of Accounts Receivable
Continuous Auditing
Corporate Reporting to Stakeholders
Costing Government Services for Improved Performance Measurement & Accountability
 Data Level Assurance
Notice to Reader Foreword Objectives Advisory Group Chapter 1 — Introduction Background The Nature of Assurance Chapter 2 — Data Centric Business Reporting The Types of Data Disaggregated Data Performance Measures Sustainability Reporting Conclusions Chapter 3 — The Need for Assurance on Reported Data The Users of Data at the Data level Users of Data Shareholders Assurance Lenders Assurance Investors, Analysts and Rating Agencies Assurance Regulators Assurance Stock Exchanges Assurance Pension and Mutual Funds Assurance Trade Creditors Assurance Business Partners Assurance Potential Acquirers Assurance Governments Assurance External Directors Assurance Management Assurance Internal and External Auditors Assurance Sustainability Performance Measures Assurance Conclusions Chapter 4 — Applicability of Existing Assurance Standards Background ISA 805, Special Considerations – Audits of Single Financial Statements and Specific Elements, Accounts or Items of a Financial Statement ISRE 2400, Engagements to Review Financial Statements ISAE 3000, Assurance Engagements Other Than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information ISRS 4400, Engagements to Perform Agreed-Upon Procedures Regarding Financial Information Trust Services Factors in Determining an Approach to Data Level Assurance Continuous Audit ISO Certification Impact of XBRL Conclusions Chapter 5 — Criteria for Assurance Background ISA 805, Special Considerations – Audits of Single Financial Statements and Specific Elements, Accounts or Items of a Financial Statement ISAE 3000, Assurance Engagements Other Than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information Trust Services Criteria Conclusions Chapter 6 — Other Data Level Assurance Issues Materiality Portability of data Continuous Auditing Chapter 7 — Reporting on Data and Data Elements The DLA Reporting Problem Chapter 8 — Conclusions and Recommendations Data Availability and the Need for Assurance Assurance on Data Criteria Materiality Portability of Data Continuous Auditing The DLA Reporting Problem Recommendations Appendix A — Examples of Performance Indicators in Sustainability Reporting Economic Performance Indicators Aspect: Economic Performance Aspect: Market Presence Aspect Economic Impacts Environment Performance Indicators Aspect: Materials Aspect: Energy Aspect: Water Aspect: Biodiversity Aspect: Emissions, Effluents, and Waste Aspect: Products and Services Aspect: Compliance Aspect: Transport Aspect: Overall Appendix B — Implications of XBRL for Data Level Assurance Appendix C — History of Data Centric Information Systems The Trend to Data Centricity The Growth of Enterprise Systems The Growth in use of Middleware and XML Appendix D — Examples of Assurance Reports on Data at Various Levels Assurance Reports on certain Environmental and Social Performance Indicators Contents (a) Total — Assurance Report on Selected Environmental and Social Performance Data Nature and scope of the engagement Comments on the reference procedures Environmental Reporting Social Reporting Our conclusions (b) Vodafone – Assurance Report on Selected Aspects of the Corporate Responsibility Report Emphasis of matter Which assurance standards did we use? What did we do to reach our conclusions? What are our conclusions? Observations and areas for improvement Responsibilities (c) Royal DSM – Assurance Report Introduction Context and Scope Standards and Criteria Considerations and Limitations Work Undertaken and Conclusions Financial data Environmental and safety data and graphs Other Information in the Report Commentary Examples of Reports on Components of Financial Statements Schedule of Accounts Receivable Schedule of Profit Participation Glossary of Terms Differential Reporting - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - Section 1300
Differential Reporting — Amendments to Section 3062 and AcG-15 — Background Information and Basis for Conclusions
Disclosures by Entities Subject to Rate Regulation - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions AcG-19
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets and Discontinued Operations - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - Section 3475
Electronic Audit Evidence
Electronic Filing and Reporting - Emerging Technologies and Their Implications
Electronic Filing of Information
Employee Future Benefits - Additional Disclosures - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - Section 3461
Employee Future Benefits Implementation Guide, Second Edition (Updated November 2001)
Engagements to Audit Greenhouse Gas Emissions Information — Practice Guide
Financial Instrument Disclosures and Capital Disclosures - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions Sections 1535, 3862 and 3863 (July 2007)
Financial Instruments - Recognition and Measurement - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions Section 3855
Financial Instruments — Recognition and Measurement — Background Information and Basis For Conclusions Amendments to Section 3855 (December 2009)
Financial Reporting by Canadian School Boards
Financial Reporting by Investment Funds, Second Edition
Financial Reporting by Rate-regulated Enterprises
Financial Reporting by Small Business Enterprises
Financial Reporting in North America - Highlights of a Joint Study
The First Audit Engagement
Full Cost Accounting from an Environmental Perspective
General Standards of Financial Statement Presentation - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - Section 1400
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - Section 1100
Going Concern - Amendments to Section 1400 - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions (June 2007)
Guide for Developing Quality Control Systems in Public Accounting
Hedges - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions Section 3865
The Impact of Technology on Financial and Business Reporting
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - Section 3063
Improving Disclosures About Financial Instruments (Amendments to Financial Instruments — Disclosures, Section 3862) (June 2009)
Income Taxes - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - Section 3465
Indicators of Government Financial Condition
Intangible Assets — Background Information and Basis for Conclusions Section 3064 (September 2008)
Interactive Data — Building XBRL Into Accounting Information Systems
Interim Financial Statements - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - CICA Handbook – Accounting Section 1751
Inventories - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions Section 3031 (June 2007)
Investment Companies - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - AcG-18
Investment Companies - Amendments to AcG-15 and AcG-18 - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions (June 2007)
Liabilities and Equity - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - Section 3860
Links between the Budget and the Estimates — Accrual budgeting Issues
Maintaining Quality Capital Markets Through Quality Information
Non-Monetary Transactions - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions Section 3831
Not-for-Profit Financial Reporting Guide
Not-for-Profit Organizations — Background Information and Basis for Conclusions 4400 Series (November 2008)
Professional Judgment and the Auditor
Rate-Regulated Operations — Amendments to Sections 1100 and 3465 and AcG-19 — Background Information and Basis for Conclusions (December 2007)
Reporting on Environmental Performance
The Role of Information Technology in Achieving Sustained Regulatory Compliance
Secure IT Infrastructure for E-commerce
Security for Wireless Systems (revised)
Segment Disclosures - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - CICA Handbook Section 1701
Stakeholder Relationships, Social Capital and Business Value Creation
Understanding Disclosure Controls and Procedures: Helping CEOs and CFOs Respond to the Need for Better Disclosure
Use of Specialists in Assurance Engagements
Using Graphics in Corporate Reporting
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