Overview of 'Die Wirtschaftsprüfung' (WPg)

• WPg: for 60 years, the authoritative technical journal on auditing

• Predecessor 1932: 'Der Wirtschaftsprüfer'; amalgamated with the journal 'Der Wirtschaftstreuhänder' the WPg was published for the first time in 1948 by Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. Eugen Schmalenbach for the IDW

• Since then published fortnightly by the IDW Verlag

• Practice-oriented technical papers on (inter)national auditing and (inter)national accounting issues, introductory papers on the IDW's technical work, interviews on current topics

• In addition: internal audit, taxation, management consulting, business valuations

• Current court decisions, the latest BMF [German Federal Ministry of Finance] communications, detailed reviews and a comprehensive selection of literature from specialist journals and books

• In addition to the fortnightly edition: specials (special issues on selected topics from auditing, accounting and taxation)

• Reader circulation of the WPg: Wirtschaftsprüfer and their staff, vereidigte Buchprüfer [licensed auditors in public practice authorized to perform statutory audits of medium-sized 'Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung' (GmbH) only] and Steuerberater [German tax advisors], senior mangers in accounting and university teachers and students in the areas of auditing, accounting, taxation and management accountants