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Alpine Cupcakes

Second Edition
January 2025 | Cambridge Business Publishers
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Formerly published by Cambridge Business Publishers, now published by Sage

This auditing casebook is designed to strengthen students’ understanding of critical auditing concepts through an interactive, practice-based learning experience. Students assume the role of a senior audit manager at a fictitious CPA firm and evaluate audit evidence, documentation, and procedures from a completed audit engagement. Rather than creating audit workpapers from scratch, students review and assess existing workpapers, allowing them to focus on evaluating audit quality, internal control weaknesses, and the appropriateness of audit procedures. This approach mirrors real-world inspection and quality-control processes used by accounting firms.

The casebook also incorporates a robust data analytics component, giving students hands-on experience performing audit analytics using real-world–style data. Designed for flexibility, the modules can be used independently or together, making this resource an ideal supplement for undergraduate or graduate auditing courses.

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Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Authors
 
Case Assignments
 
Audit Workpapers—Cover Page
 
Audit Workpapers—Workpaper Index
 
Audit Workpapers—Accounting Records and Engagement Files
 
Audit Workpapers—Risk Assessment Module
 
Audit Workpapers—Cash Module
 
Audit Workpapers—Accounts Receivable and Sales Module
 
Excel Files: Data Analytics Module
Key features
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
  • Integrated audit data analytics assignments aligned with key audit areas, including risk assessment, cash, and accounts receivable.
  • Expanded emphasis on reviewing completed audit workpapers to reflect firm inspection and quality-control practices.
  • Modular design allowing instructors to tailor scope, difficulty, and time commitment.
  • Enhanced focus on professional judgment and application of auditing standards.
KEY FEATURES:
  • Case-Based Auditing Experience: Students engage in a comprehensive audit case centered on a fictitious CPA firm and a real-world–style client engagement.
  • Review of Completed Audit Workpapers: Students evaluate audit documentation rather than preparing workpapers from scratch, focusing on quality, completeness, and professional judgment.
  • Hands-On Data Analytics: Students perform audit analytics using general ledger data and module-specific datasets to evaluate company data.
  • Realistic Audit Perspective: The case simulates an internal inspection process, helping students understand how audit work is reviewed in practice.
  • Critical Thinking Development: Students identify internal control weaknesses, assess audit procedures, and evaluate audit evidence.
  • Application of Auditing Standards: Assignments require students to research, interpret, and apply relevant auditing standards to realistic scenarios.
  • Flexible Modular Design: Individual modules can be assigned independently or combined to simulate a full audit experience.
  • Professional Communication: Students prepare memos documenting findings, conclusions, and data analysis results.
  • Suitable for Multiple Course Levels: Designed for use in both undergraduate and graduate auditing courses as a supplement to any auditing textbook.
  • Complete Student Experience: Each module integrates standards research, error identification, documentation, and data analysis.