The Audit Failures of the Wirecard Scandal
The Audit Failures of the Wirecard Scandal
Summary
The book discusses the balance sheet mapping in detail, including the related audit requirements and examines in which balance sheet item the amounts (allegedly) in escrow accounts should have been reported, before examining and weighing the corresponding income statement items.
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The Audit Failures of the Wirecard Scandal by Reinhard Heyd
The book discusses the balance sheet mapping in detail, including the related audit requirements and examines in which balance sheet item the amounts (allegedly) in escrow accounts should have been reported, before examining and weighing the corresponding income statement items.Edgar Löw is a Professor of Accounting and the Program Director of the Master in Auditing at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. He teaches courses on banking and financial instruments accounting as well as national and international accounting standards. Löw also serves as a member of several professional bodies including the German Institute of Public Auditors, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group, the European Banking Authority and Accountancy Europe. Before joining academia, Löw held several senior positions in the banking and audit industry, working for Deutsche Bank, Arthur Andersen, and KPMG in Frankfurt. Before joining Frankfurt School’s Accounting Department, Löw was a partner at Ernst & Young in Eschborn/Frankfurt, serving as the Head the Professional Practice Department FSO and of Financial Accounting Advisory Services Banks Germany.
Reinhard Heyd is a Professor of Accounting and Auditing at Aalen University and provides lectures in financial accounting and auditing. In addition, he is an honorary professor at the University of Ulm and the author of numerous books and papers about accounting, auditing, and corporate governance.
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| ISBN 13 | 9783031598531 |
| ISBN 10 | 3031598539 |
| Title | The Audit Failures of the Wirecard Scandal |
| Author | Reinhard Heyd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Year published | 2024-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 173 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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