Preparing and Reviewing Workpapers - Essential Tips for Avoiding DeficientAudit and Other Attest Engagements

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  • Location
    • Your Computer
      Your Space
      ISCPA / ACPEN Webinar, ID 00000
  • Credits
    • 8.00
  • Credit Type(s)
    • Auditing (8.00)
  • Prerequisites
    • None

  • Vendor
    • ACPEN
  • Level
    • Basic
  • Fields of Study
    • Auditing
  • Message
    • Virtual Experience

Description

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.



  • Presented by Jennifer Louis

    • Delivery Format: Live Webcast Replay


  • Qualifies for Yellow Book CPE Credit
  • Designed For

    Anyone who prepares or reviews workpapers

    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

    Advanced Prep

    None

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    Leaders

    ACPEN Panel

    No Biography Available

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