This course provides a concise update on key changes in governmental auditing. We'll review the 2024 Yellow Book updates, including the shift from quality control to quality management, key audit matters, and implementation timelines. For Single Audits, we'll cover the 2024 Uniform Guidance updates, the 2025 Compliance Supplement, GAO reports on improper payments and fraud, the Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA), and recent Department of Education guidance on related parties. Stay informed on critical standards and updates to ensure compliance and audit quality.
DESIGNED FOR
Accounting Professionals
BENEFITS
- Recall the components of quality management in the 2024 Yellow Book
- Identify changes to single audits as a result of the 2025 Compliance Supplement
- Recognize the impact of the 2024 Uniform Guidance on Single Audits
- Identify the key findings in GAO's Improper Payments: Information on Agencies' Fiscal Year 2023 Estimates report (GAO-24-106927)
- Recognize the requirements of the FDTA
- Identify the strategies recommended to fight fraud from the AICPA's Government Performance and Accountability Committee's Detecting Government Fraud report
HIGHLIGHTS
- Yellowbook
- Auditing
- Uniform Guidance
- GAGAS
PREREQUISITES
Prior experience with GAGAS and Uniform Guidance
ADVANCE PREPARATION
Prior experience with GAAS, SSARS and the Code of Professional Conduct