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Practice Guide: Internal Auditing and Fraud, December 2009
Practice Guide: GTAG-13 Fraud Prevention and Detection in an Automated World, December 2009
Practice Advisory 2010-2: Using the Risk Management Process in Internal Audit Planning, July 2009
Practice Advisory 2050-2: Assurance Maps, July 2009
Practice Guide: Auditing External Business Relationships, May 2009
Practice Guide: Formulating and Expressing Internal Audit Opinions, April 2009
Practice Advisory 2120-2: Managing the Risk of the Internal Audit Activity, April 2009
Practice Guide: GTAG-12 Auditing IT Projects, March 2009

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