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(LIAA60/27) Audit & Attest Quality Matters that Should be on Your Radar – Avoiding Common Deficiencies in SAS, SSARS and SSAE Engagements Part 2
Quality management is important. Every CPA firm that provides audit and other attest services must undergo a third-party quality control review. This session will provide you with the tips on how to avoid common quality control deficiencies in all services that are subject to peer review.
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(LIAA46/27) How to Audit Cash
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...
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(SSAA162/27) Surgent’s Winning the Fraud Battle in the Digital Age: Prevention and Detection
The focus of this course is reducing the overall risk of fraud. To that end, instruction will cover the factors that play a role in turning honest employees into fraudsters. Discussion will touch on integrity and ethics, as well as how the reactions of people in certain situations may impact the prevalence of fraud.
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(SSAA111/27) Surgent’s A Guide to Auditing Common Investments
Many small- and mid-size entities hold fewer complex investments including alternative investments. This module will provide an overview for evaluating the proper recognition, measurement, and disclosure of common investment types as well as how to audit them. Derivatives and other more complex investments will be discussed in another module. (Please Note: This module is part...
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(LIAA71/27) Deep Dive into Common Auditing Deficiencies
Audit deficiencies continue to be a focus area for peer reviewers, regulators, and state boards of accountancy. This course examines common deficiencies identified by the AICPA and state boards, highlighting recurring issues that affect audit quality and compliance. The course covers frequently cited problem areas, including risk assessment, analytical procedures, audit sampling, and group audits....
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(LIAA32/27) A Guide to Sampling – Part 2
Building on Part 1, this course will review the application of sampling in financial statement audits with a focus on sampling for tests of controls. We'll also review the requirements for sampling in Single Audits with a focus on tests of controls and tests of compliance.
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(LIAA24/27) Avoiding Peer Review Deficiencies and Professional Liability in Public Accounting
Peer review deficiencies and professional liability claims result from both audit and nonaudit services. This course will provide best practices for avoiding legal liability and quality control concerns for a wide variety of professional services offered by public accountants.
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(SSAA179/27) Surgent’s Technology Trends and Risks of Interest to CPAs
Never have the benefits, and related risks, of utilizing new technology been greater for those in the accounting profession. From Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotic Process Automation(RPA), and Audit Data Analytics (ADA) to cloud-based software solutions, our clients' technology landscape is rapidly changing. Accordingly, we, as accounting professionals, need to be on the forefront of these...
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(SSAA284/27) Surgent’s Finding Errors in Excel Spreadsheets
This intensive two-hour course addresses the critical need for accuracy and efficiency when developing spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel. Recognizing that even minor errors can have significant implications, this course delves deep into strategies and skills required to detect and correct errors in Excel. By the end of this course, participants will have a comprehensive understanding...
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(SSAA268/27) Surgent’s Surging Auditors: Searching for Unrecorded Liabilities
The manager for Home D?cor and More (HDM) requests that participants conduct a search for unrecorded liabilities. The company experienced recent turnover in the accounts payable department so there is extra concern that all liabilities have been captured as of year-end. Participants will use their expertise to make resource requests from the HDM accounting team....
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