Peer Reviews of SSARS Engagements
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price $89.00
Non-Member Price $124.00
Overview
Cover the basic requirements of a peer review performed in accordance with AICPA’s Peer Review Standards for firms that perform preparation, compilation, and review engagements. Topics include the documents reviewed by peer reviewers, the evaluation of the engagements, types of matters and peer review reports, the administrative process, peer review committee involvement, and requirements of the state boards of accountancy. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to...
- Recognize basic tenets of engagement reviews performed in accordance with the AICPA Peer Review Standards.
- Recall tips to make sure that your firm has a successful peer review.
Highlights
The major topics covered in this class include:
- Basic requirements of an engagement review.
- Qualifications for serving as a peer reviewer.
- Involvement of peer review administrators and technical staff, peer review committees, AICPA, state boards of accountancy.
- Engagement selection criteria, information to be provided to the peer reviewer, the evaluation of engagements, the synthesis of matters, the nature of the reports, what happens if there is a nonconforming engagement, follow-up actions required by the committee.
- Common engagement review findings and tips for passing peer review.
Designed For
Members in Public Accounting
Prerequisites
None
Preparation
None
Notice
You will receive an email from CPA Crossings via Webex with instructions to access the webinar.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Allison Henry, VP-Professional & Technical Standards, Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs
Allison, who has been with the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) since 2003, works to elevate CPA practice quality through advocacy, outreach, and education. She currently administers PICPA’s Joint Ethics Enforcement Program with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), oversees the administration of the AICPA’s Peer Review Program for Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, and U.S. Virgin Island firms, monitors emerging global trends in the accounting profession, and serves as the PICPA technical liaison for several statewide committees and working groups that reach out to regulatory agencies in Pennsylvania on behalf of the profession. She frequently shares her expertise by speaking at PICPA events, hosting webinars on key topics, teaching ethics training, writing for the CPA Now blog, writing articles for the Pennsylvania CPA Journal, and fielding technical inquiries.
Before joining the PICPA, Allison spent several years as a senior manager with a regional accounting firm and nine years at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she worked in the assurance and advisory services group. Allison’s diverse client service experience has included many not-for-profit, health care, and world relief organizations, as well as small and large manufacturing, distribution, and service-oriented entities. She has also served as the designated employee benefits specialist.
Allison is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and holds an accounting equivalency from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. She spent four years in internal accounting positions, including the Department of Defense, while her husband served on active duty with the U.S. Army.
Allison recently obtained AICPA’s Blockchain Fundamentals for Accounting and Finance Professionals Certificate.
Allison is a member of the PICPA and AICPA. She volunteers for various local ministries and is a member of River of Live Church. She is a native of St. Louis, Mo. and is an avid runner.
Non-Member Price $124.00
Member Price $89.00