This series will provide valuable tips and techniques from an experienced auditor to successfully design and perform financial statement audits in "real-life" circumstances. Practical understanding of principles and standards can result in a high-quality, insightful, and profitable engagement.
Properly designed and effectively operating internal control over financial reporting is critical for preventing, or detecting and correcting, material misstatement. This module will describe how to satisfy the audit requirements related to taking a control reliance strategy by testing the operating effectiveness of internal controls, while promoting an effective and efficient financial statement audit.
Those in a supervisory or managerial role must create a culture of discipline, where a high priority is placed in accomplishing responsibilities in an effective and efficient manner. This module provides best practices for various areas that support this culture of discipline, including time, team, and project management.
This course covers ethical frameworks and rules regarding CPA practice and responsibilities. This course will meet the two-hour annual ethics requirement for SC CPAs.
Inventory observations are often a right of passage for audit staff. This course will cover the basics of auditing inventory, including the related audit assertions, risks, & threats to inventory. During this course, we will also highlight the various substantive auditing procedures that staff should perform, and also walk through how to conduct a physical...
Single Audits are a critical area of focus within the profession and require a thorough understanding of the Uniform Guidance and its unique requirements for auditing federal awards. This course provides a clear, practical introduction to the performance and reporting standards that distinguish Single Audits from other types of audit engagements. Participants will explore foundational...
Stay current on key developments affecting audit and attestation engagements with this comprehensive update on what's happening at the AICPA. This course begins with the next phase of quality management, with a particular focus on firms' monitoring and remediation responsibilities and what those requirements mean in practice. Participants will also review recent and upcoming standards...
Cash is essential to every business, and is often one of the first accounts audit staff are exposed to. This course will cover the basics of auditing cash, including the related audit assertions, risks, & threats to the cash balance. During this course, we will also highlight the various substantive auditing procedures that staff should...
It is imperative that audit staff understand the fundamentals of expenses & payables. This course will cover the basics of auditing expenses, accrued liabilities, and other payables, including the related audit assertions, risks, & threats to the expenses & payables balances. During this course, we will also highlight the various substantive auditing procedures that staff...
Governmental accounting differs significantly from commercial and nonprofit accounting standards and requires a distinct approach to financial reporting. This course introduces the foundational principles of governmental accounting, including fund accounting concepts and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Participants will explore the structure and purpose of governmental fund financial statements as well as the government-wide...
Practitioners who provide non-audit services must strike the right balance between complying with relevant professional and regulatory standards while mitigating litigation and other practice management risks. This course contains many best practices for managing the accounting, reporting, and performance issues associated with the attest services of compilations and reviews where reports are issued, as well...
Ensure sensitive files are shared securely while meeting retention and compliance obligations with confidence. This course covers best practices for secure file sharing, access controls, and retention policies to reduce risk and protect organizational data.
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