Course Description Account Fraud and Embezzlement: Case Studies from the Trenches is a course that will review the topic of fraud and explore why some organization are susceptible. This course will identify the factors unique to governmental entities that create an environment for fraud to easily occur. This course will identify areas where there could …
Course Description All business entities require information to operate efficiently and effectively. The accounting system is one of the most important systems for the organization’s decision makers. Accounting information systems collect and process data from transactions and events, organize them in useful reports, and communicate results to decision makers. Accounting Systems and Financial Statements is a course …
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Course Description Every business has both current and long-term liabilities that must be tracked and recorded. Accounting for Current and Long-Term Liabilities is a course that discusses important characteristics of liabilities and how liabilities are classified and reported in financial statements. This course will identify how to distinguish between current and long-term liabilities. This course will …
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Course Description Internal controls are required to ensure the integrity of financial and accounting information, promote accountability, and prevent fraud. This course will describe the importance of internal controls and the purpose of audit committee. This course will review the goals for internal controls and discuss the internal control framework used by most companies based …
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Course Description The auditor uses four phases to meet the overall objective of the audit, which is to express an opinion on the fairness with which the financial statements present fairly. Every audit requires planning, which occurs during the first of the four audit phases. Audit planning is a course that will review the audit planning process. …
Course Description Every audit requires planning. Audit planning requires evaluating materiality and risk. Both materiality and risk evaluation require judgement from the auditor because both concepts directly impact the auditor’s planned audit evidence. Materiality is important because the auditor provides assurance to financial statement users that the financial statements are free of material misstatements. This requires the auditor to …
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Course Description In every audit, the auditor is required to specifically assess the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud. Fraud auditing is a course that examines the types of fraud considered by auditors when auditing financial statements: fraudulent financial reporting and misappropriations of assets. This course describes the way auditors gather information to …
Course Description Internal controls are required to ensure the integrity of financial and accounting information, promote accountability, and prevent fraud. This course will describe the importance of internal controls and the purpose of audit committee. This course will review the goals for internal controls and discuss the internal control framework used by most companies based …
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Course Description Auditing and assurance services are important services provided by CPAs. Performing Auditing and Other Assurance Services is a course that will describe auditing and assurance services. This course will identify the different types of audits and the different types of assurance services. This course will define the importance of ethics in the CPA and …
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Course Description Compliance Audits is a CPE course that will discuss audit compliance requirements and the utilization of risk assessment procedures. This course will review compliance in reporting and documentation as defined by SAS No. 117. This course will discuss the auditor’s responsibility in relation to other information in documents containing audited financial statements and …
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Course Description Auditing – Considering Management Plans and Special Reports is a CPE course that will review SAS numbers 59 and 62. This course will discuss the auditor’s responsibility in evaluating an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. This course will review auditor’s considerations relating to management’s plan and its effective implementation. The …
Course Description Auditing – Supplementary Information, Client Illegal Acts and Analytical Procedures is a CPE course that will review SAS numbers 51, 52, 54 and 56. This course will discuss reporting standards defined by SAS No. 51 for financial statements prepared for use outside of the United States. This course will describe the procedures to …
Course Description Auditing Procedures for Public Warehouses is a CPE course that will discuss controls that required for warehouses and the storages of goods. This course will describe the difference between terminal warehouses and field warehouses. This course will define the two general approaches to audit sampling: non-statistical and statistical sampling. This course will discuss …
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Course Description Information and Documents Included in the Auditor’s Report is a CPE course that will discuss the guidance concerning other information and documents included in addition to audited financial statements and the independent auditor’s report. This course will review the procedures an independent auditor should consider in regards to SAS No. 12 Inquiry of a …
Course Description Responsibilities and functions of the independent auditor is a course that will discuss the role and function on an independent auditor. This course will the requirements for an auditor’s proficiency and level of required training. This course will examine adherence and application of generally accepted accounting principles. This course will discuss the process …
Course Description Agile is a very hot term that is being used today to describe everything from transforming a business to changing leadership styles. This course will define the term agile. This course will describe the four values for agile. This course will list and define the twelve agile principles. This course will identify different …
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Course Description CPAs, by nature, work alongside others in a practice to accomplish the services required by their clients. Just like any other career field, there are times when conflict arises in the workplace that needs to be dealt with in a civil, respectful, and safe manner. Managing Conflict in a Practice is a course that …
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Course Description Working with clients requires all practitioners to be able to communicate effectively. Effective Communication Styles for CPAs is a training course that will define the various communication styles that are available to CPAs. This course will define the communication process and describe the two parts to every message. This course describes four communication styles. …
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Course Description Most CPAs find themselves performing many different financial activities throughout the week. Although most CPAs are not official project managers, the different financial activities such as audits, preparing financial statements, and preparing tax returns may be handled as individual projects. As a result, a project management methodology needs to be selected. This course …
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Course Description All practices consist of multiple individuals and groups working towards the success of the organization and their practice. To ensure that all employees are on the same page, meetings are sometimes required. There will be meetings consisting of only practitioners, others with only office members, and still other meetings that includes all employees …
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