Audit Committee Essentials (PDF)

Praise for Audit Committee Essentials

"Audit Committee Essentials is an excellent and
comprehensive resource, documented with key references and
illustrated with real-life company examples for all types of
commercial and nonprofit enterprises. Dr. Verschoor brings into
focus the intertwined impact of risk management, internal controls,
and ethics on oversight responsibilities for both the audit
committee and the entire board of directors. From my personal
perspective as an audit committee member and as a director of both
profit and nonprofit entities, this book should be required reading
for corporate management, boards of directors, and their
committees."

--George K. Gill, Chairman and CEO of PetAg, Inc.; Director
and member of the Investment and Audit Committees of the United
Methodist Foundation of Northern Illinois

"Maintaining the highest ethical standards is critical to the
success of not-for-profits in today's world. Dr. Verschoor's book
provides a practical, highly prescriptive approach to ensuring that
governance processes meet the highest expectations of managers,
employees, volunteers, contributors, and other stakeholders. I am
very impressed with the readability of the book. It definitely
raises one's awareness of the need for a thought-out plan that
ensures strong financial and ethical credibility."

--John S. Maxson, President and CEO Greater North Michigan
Avenue Association, Chicago, Illinois

A concise and readable account of the audit committee's roles
and responsibilities

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has changed the way all corporations now
operate, regardless of size. In Audit Committee Essentials,
goverance expert Curtis Verschoor explains with great detail and
razor-sharp precision why internal control is so critical,
emphasizing financial literacy, a requirement under Sarbanes-Oxley,
as well as oversight of the financial reporting process and related
controls, ethics and the internal and independent audits.

Written for seasoned professionals as well as newly assigned
board members, Audit Committee Essentials is a vital tool in
order to stay abreast of the rapidly changing governance
requirements and responsibilities of audit committees.