Conducting Remote Audits ON DEMAND
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1.0 Credits
Member Price $58.00
Non-Member Price $67.00
Overview
Remote audits can represent a major efficiency advantage for an audit firm, but only if they are handled correctly. In the Conducting Remote Audits course, we cover the advantages and disadvantages of this unique approach to auditing, what tools are needed to make it work, how to plan for it, and how to provide proper training to and supervision of the audit team. The auditing CPE course also covers a variety of special situations, such as dealing with inventory observations, electronic confirmations, and client personnel who are also working from remote locations.
Highlights
What is a remote audit? Remote audit tools. Remote audit planning. Skepticism.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs.
Objectives
Identify the different types of remote audits. Specify the advantages and disadvantages of remote auditing. Identify the unique characteristics of an audit plan for a remote audit. Recall the circumstances under which a remote audit might use an auditor’s specialist. Specify the supervisory issues associated with remote audits.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Steven Bragg, Western CPE
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.
Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).
Non-Member Price $67.00
Member Price $58.00