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Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Live Webcast

Yellow Book: Staying Compliant With Government Auditing Standards (E2410251)

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EDT

Registration: 8:30 AM EDT

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8 CPE Credits in AA

OVERVIEW

This course, based on Government Auditing Standards, 2018 Revision, is essential for auditors performing Yellow Book audits. It provides detailed information that all auditors planning and conducting engagements in accordance with the Yellow Book need to be able to discern the requirements related to independence. This course will increase your knowledge of the requirements and application guidance related to ethics, standards for financial audits, attestation engagements, performance audits, and more.

DESIGNED FOR

Government auditors and public accountants that will be planning or conducting engagements in accordance with Government Auditing Standards, 2018 Revision ("Yellow Book")

BENEFITS

  • Distinguish the types of engagements that are performed under generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS).
  • Recognize the requirements found in Government Auditing Standards.
  • Identify the requirements and guidance related to independence.
  • Recall the requirements regarding CPE, professional judgement, quality control and peer review under GAGAS.
  • Identify the additional requirements for performing and reporting on a financial audit under GAGAS.
  • Recall the requirements for performing attestation and review of financial statement engagements and performance audits under GAGAS.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Foundation and principles for government auditing
  • General requirements for complying with Government Auditing Standards
  • Ethics, independence, and professional judgment
  • Competence and CPE
  • Quality control and peer review
  • Standards for financial audits
  • Standards for attestation and review engagements
  • Fieldwork and reporting standards for performance audits

COURSE LEVEL

Basic

PREREQUISITES

None

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

ADDITIONAL NOTES

  • Qualifies for Yellow Book credit

INSTRUCTOR

Eric Fromberg

Eric Fromberg, CPA, CGFM

Eric has more than 38 years of experience in governmental financial statement and compliance auditing. He recently retired from the partnership at Plante Moran. His roles at the firm included the firm’s primary technical specialist for public education practice, and the leader of the firm’s single audit practice. He continues to assist the firm’s K12, single audit and public sector professional standards teams on a consulting basis. Throughout his entire career he has created and delivered training in governmental accounting/auditing and the single audit for Plante Moran as well as for firms and organizations across the country.

The firm’s single audit practice, one of the largest in the country, serves public education, municipalities, higher education, not-for-profits, real estate, hospitals, and for-profit companies receiving federal assistance.

Eric has been active in standard setting and the application of standards in his roles as a previous member of the AICPA Government Expert Panel, and the GAQC Executive Committee. In 2019, he concluded his role as charter member of the Federal Single Audit Roundtable. He continues to serve the profession as a member the AICPA Governmental Accounting and Auditing Conference Planning Task Force and as an ad hoc advisor to the AICPA Governmental Auditing and Accounting group. He is also a member of the AGA and is a Certified Government Financial Manager.

PRICING

$299.00 - Member

$449.00 - Nonmember

AICPA members receive a discount of $30 for this event.

Pre-Registration Closed

Online pre-registration for this event is now closed.

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

Print a registration form

COURSE DEVELOPER

American Institute of CPAs

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