Why and How Audits Must Change: Practical Guidance to Improve Your Audits Book

Praise for Why and How Audits Must Change "Why and How Audits Must Change presents a fresh vision that responds to the current challenges our profession faces. Tom Houck makes a strong case that audits become dramatically more efficient and effective by engaging the minds of the audit team; he then goes the next step by laying out a roadmap for engaging those minds. Tom has a distinctive voice and knack for making his key ideas seem obvious; you end up asking yourself, why didn't I think of that?" -Michael C. Knowles, CPA Partner, Frank, Rimerman & Co., LLP "This is a must-read for anybody working on an independent audit. It's loaded with practical recommendations and examples to improve audit quality." -Wayne Berson, CPA Audit Partner, BDO Seidman, LLP "Tom's book is must-reading for all firms!" -Allan D. Koltin, CPA President & CEO PDI Global, Inc. "Tom delivers a timely, important message to auditors about how we must change our mind-sets and audit approaches in today's environment. Auditors in large and small firms will benefit from his easy-to-understand guidance-especially for applying the new fraud standard in the most efficient way possible." -Susan L. Menelaides, CPA Managing Director American Express Tax & Business Services, Inc. Member of the Auditing Standards BoardRead More