Preparing and Reviewing Workpapers - Essential Tips for Avoiding Deficient Audit and Other Attest Engagements
Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price $225.00
Non-Member Price $275.00
Overview
Workpapers are the primary support for findings, conclusions and opinions on any audit or other attest engagement. This course will provide the essential tips and techniques for ensuring workpaper documentation is of a high quality, yet efficient, nature.
Objectives
- Identify minimum documentation requirements contained in the SSARSs, SASs and SSAEs
- Explain best practices for preparing and reviewing workpapers to ensure an effective and efficient engagement
- List the quality control standards and guidance related to a CPA firm’s responsibilities for its system of quality control over the audit practice
- Apply techniques in case studies and examples for preparing and reviewing workpapers
Highlights
- Best practices for documenting complex and subjective procedures and conclusions, such as estimates, substantive analytic procedures, etc. that impact the nature and extent of audit documentation needed to support audit conclusions
- Discussing the financial statement audit risk concept, including how proper application better ensures a higher quality audit
- Tips for an efficient workpaper review process that complies with relevant standards
- Understanding the quality control standards and guidance related to a CPA firm’s responsibilities for its system of quality control
- Explain the importance of establishing, applying, and monitoring quality control policies and procedures related to audit documentation
Designed For
Anyone who prepares or reviews workpapers
Prerequisites
None
Preparation
None
Notice
Your webinar can be accessed via https://ctcpas.acpen.com/Account/loginhttps://ctcpas.acpen.com/. If you do not have an ACPEN account, please sign up for an account using the email address you have on file with CTCPA.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Jennifer Louis, Surgent McCoy CPE, LLC
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 19 years of experience in designing and presenting high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organizational success. In 2003, she founded Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, a company dedicated to developing and delivering accounting and auditing training services. She was most recently executive vice president/director of training services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly respected training and consulting firm serving the audit profession. During her six years at AuditWatch, Ms. Louis served in many other capacities, including vice president of product development, and a consultant for the firm’s Audit Productivity Improvement Program TM. She also coauthored a manual on value-added auditing. Before joining AuditWatch, Ms. Louis was the financial/operational audit manager at AARP. While at AARP, she served as one of their specially trained facilitators available as a resource throughout the organization for designing and leading strategic meetings and training sessions. Ms. Louis was also an audit manager for Deloitte and Touche, LLP. During her years in that firm’s Washington, D.C. office, she served as an instructor for the firm’s national “Train the Trainers” program. Ms. Louis graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA in accounting.
Non-Member Price $275.00
Member Price $225.00