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Comparing the Audit Standards: SASs, ISAs, and PCAOB ON DEMAND

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2.0 Credits

Member Price $58.00

Non-Member Price $67.00

Overview

Many practitioners are requested to perform audits in compliance with multiple sets of auditing standards or in compliance with a set of auditing standards not typically for the majority of the firm’s client base. This audit standards CPE course compares and contrasts generally accepted auditing standards (SASs), International Auditing Standards (ISAs), and PCAOB Auditing Standards (ASs). Participants in this auditing CPE will review the reasoning behind audit standards, examine requirements, and identify compliance challenges across audit standards.

Highlights

Comparing the audit standards.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs.

Objectives

Recall the formation and purpose of primary financial statement audit standard setting bodies. Explain the similarities and differences between the primary financial statement audit standard requirements. Identify challenges with complying with multiple standards on the same engagement.

Preparation

None.

Notice

None.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Jennifer Louis, Surgent McCoy CPE LLC

Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 25 years of experience in designing and presenting high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical accounting, auditing, and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organizational success. She is the principal author of audit and attest related courses for Surgent and a frequent speaker at Surgent live programs and seminars. Ms. Louis is also the president of Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, a company she founded in 2003, dedicated to developing and delivering a wide variety of accounting and auditing training services, including audit staff training, audit productivity improvement, and value-added auditing. Prior to that, she was executive vice president/director of training services at AuditWatch, Inc. Before joining AuditWatch, Ms. Louis was the financial/operational internal audit manager at AARP. While at AARP, she served as one of their specially trained facilitators available as a resource throughout the organization for designing and leading strategic meetings and training sessions. Ms. Louis was also an audit manager for Deloitte and Touche, LLP. During her years in that firm’s Washington, D.C. office, she served as an instructor for the firm’s national “Train the Trainers” program. Ms. Louis graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA in accounting.

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Non-Member Price $67.00

Member Price $58.00