In a rapidly changing global and domestic economy this course is a significant tool in keeping abreast of the latest emerging and current auditing and attestation guidance. Participants who attend this update will receive real time overviews of new and exposed auditing guidance along with practical application of that guidance through a variety of discussions and questions.
Learning Objectives
- Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recognize recently issued auditing standards
- Identify proposed auditing guidance on the horizon
- Recall several useful non-authoritative resources
Major Topics
- Reviews, summarizes and discusses recently issued auditing guidance from AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board (ASB) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), such as Statement on Auditing Standards Nos. 134, 135, 136, 137 and 138.
- Describes the recently issued Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements Nos. 19 and 20.
- Summarizes proposed guidance
- Briefly discusses useful non-authoritative resources such as helpful whitepapers, toolkits, auditing training tools, etc.
- Provides a list of useful websites