CPE & Event Catalog

Review of the appropriate audit and review standards. Identifying appropriate analytical procedures in the circumstances. Developing expectations. Designing and performing analytical procedures. Investigating results of the procedures performed Introduction to data analytics.

Introduction to management accounting. Accumulation of costs. Break-even and cost-volume-profit analysis. Budgeting for profit planning and financial modeling. Performance evaluation, transfer pricing, and decentralization. Long-term investment and capital budgeting decisions.

The strategy process. Alternative approaches to strategy.

Identify threats. Evaluating the significance of threats. Identify and apply safeguards. Evaluating the effectiveness of safeguards. Documenting threats and safeguards.

Exploring AI applications in accounting and finance. Understanding AI features in everyday tools. Embracing the future: AI's impact on finance and accounting.

Understanding artificial intelligence and its relevance to auditing. Applications of AI in auditing. Fraud detection and anomaly identification. Ethical considerations in using AI for auditing. Legal and regulatory developments. Practical strategies for implementing AI in audit practices.

Fraud studies and statistics. Fraudulent financial reporting risk factors. Misappropriation of assets. Auditing. Identifying and assessing risks. Assessment results response. Revenue recognition fraud. Disclosure failures. Studying fraud schemes.

Basic protection concepts and fraudulent transfers. Insurance. Individual titles and sole proprietorship. Corporations. Trusts. Co-tenancies. Partnerships. Limited liability companies. Marital property and separate property. Premarital and post-nuptial agreements.

Financial tax planning. Deferral. Income splitting.

Website. Directories. Content marketing. SEO. Social media. Online ads.

Test of controls. Professional skepticism. Evaluate external auditor's opinion.

AU-C Section 210, Terms of Engagement. AU-C Section 260, The Auditor's Communication with Those Charged with Governance. AU-C Section 505, External Confirmations. AU-C Section 580, Written Representations. AU-C Section 265, Communicating Internal Control Related Matters Identified in an Audit. AU-C Section 501, Audit Evidence-Specific Considerations for Selected Items.

Audit digitization. Consequences for the audit expectation gap.

Creating workpapers that pass review.

Red flags in financial and revenue reporting. Financial statement irregularities. Key financial ratios and benchmarks. Unusual accounting practices. Using analytics and trend analysis. Revenue recognition red flags. Common methods of fraudulent revenue recognition. Behavioral cues in fraud detection. Key indicators of stress or unusual behavior, and more.

Ensuring high-quality audit engagements.

Red flags in financial and revenue reporting. Financial statement irregularities. Key financial ratios and benchmarks. Unusual accounting practices. Using analytics and trend analysis. Revenue recognition red flags. Common methods of fraudulent revenue recognition. Detecting improper revenue recognition. Behavioral cues in fraud detection. Key indicators of stress or unusual behavior. Using interviews and observation to identify behavioral red flags, and more.

Common reasons for modifying audit opinions. Emphasis-of-matter or other-matter explanatory paragraphs. General audit procedures to identify relevant transactions and events impacting financial statement presentation and disclosure. Drafting relevant general footnotes, such as related party transactions, subsequent events, loss contingencies, and more. Improving the footnote drafting process.

Objective of financial reporting and Inter-relationships of financial statements and disclosures. Special purpose framework financial statements and the impact on audits. Types of audit reports, including reasons for modification. Financial statement drafting and issuance process. Performing a final quality control check before report release.

Audit skills for beginners.