Canadian Accounting and Assurance Reference Service (CAARS)

Have a complete reference library of accounting, financial reporting and auditing information at your fingertips and ensure that you keep abreast of all the latest developments.

A complete collection of accounting, financial reporting and assurance titles, including (but not limited to):

• Accounting and Reporting for Enterprises in the Development Stage
• Accounting Bases Used in Canadian Government Budgeting
• Accounting for Infrastructure in the Public Sector
• Application of Computer Assisted Audit Techniques Using Microcomputers
• Assessing Risks & Controls of Investment Funds
• Asset Retirement Obligations - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions Section 3110
• Assurance Engagement Working Papers
• Audit Enquiry - Seeking More Reliable Evidence From Audit Enquiry
• Audit Implications of EDI
• Audit Implications of Electronic Document Management
• Audit of a Small Business
• Audit of a Small Entity
• Audits of Non-profit Organizations
• 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
• Costing Government Services for Improved Performance Measurement & Accountability
• Differential Reporting - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions- Section 1300
• 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 Instruments - Recognition and Measurement - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions Section 3855
• Financial Reporting by Canadian School Boards
• Financial Reporting by Investment Funds
• 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
• Guide for Developing Quality Control Systems in Public Accounting
• Guide to Accounting Pronouncements and Sources, Sixth Edition
• 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
• Income Taxes - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - Section 3465
• Indicators of Government Financial Condition
• Interim Financial Statements - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - CICA Handbook – Accounting Section 1751
• Investment Companies - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - AcG-18
• Liabilities and Equity - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions - Section 3860
• Non-Monetary Transactions - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions Section 3831
• Not-for-Profit Financial Reporting Guide
• Professional Judgment and the Auditor
• Reporting on Environmental Performance
• Secure IT Infrastructure for E-commerce
• Segment Disclosures - Background Information and Basis for Conclusions- CICA Handbook Section 1701
• Significant Differences in GAAP in Canada, Chile, Mexico and the United States
• Stakeholder Relationships, Social Capital and Business Value Creation
• Use of Specialists in Assurance Engagements User Guide

Each title is completely cross-referenced to the CICA Handbook for instant access. CAARS is automatically updated to include each new accounting, assurance and financial reporting title issued when it is released.