CPE & Event Catalog

Inventory classifications. Inventory systems. Inventory measurements. IFRS and U.S. GAAP convergence.

IFRS financial statements. Introduction to IAS. IASB and FASB joint project.

Acquisition of property, plant, and equipment. Cost after acquisition. Depreciation factors. Depreciation methods. Impairments. Revaluations. Disposal of property, plant, and equipment. Disclosures. IFRS and U.S. GAAP convergence.

Identifying operating segments. Identifying and aggregating reportable segments. Segment disclosures. Entity-wide disclosures. ASC 280 segment reporting. IFRS 8 and ASC 280.

Introduction to IFRS. IASB structure and foundation. IFRS Financial Statements. Framework and preparation. Purpose and status. The difference between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. Expense recognition, and more.

Traditional IRA. Spousal IRA. Roth IRA. Rollover IRA. Inherited IRA. SEP. Simple IRA.

IRC Section 121 and the primary residence.

Categories of hot assets. Potential issues.

IRS collection process. Statute of limitations on tax collections. Taxpayer bill of rights. What to do if you are bankrupt. Tax levies. Tax liens. IRS payment plans. Penalty relief options.

IRS collections. Taxpayer rights. Challenging an IRS decision.

Reasonable cause and good faith. Case law. Revenue Procedure 84-35, 194-1 C.B. 509.

Behavioral cues in fraud detection. Key indicators of stress or unusual behavior. Behavioral warning signs in employees and management. Using interviews and observation to identify behavioral red flags. Building relationships to encourage transparency. Management representations and estimates. Common red flags in management estimates. Identifying potential biases in management's assumptions. Techniques for auditors to challenge management's assumptions.

Going-concern assessments and the auditor's responsibility. Key financial and operational red flags. Red flags related to management's plans to mitigate going-concern risks. Audit techniques to assess the adequacy of going-concern disclosures. Cybersecurity risks and the increasing importance of it in audits. Key cybersecurity red flags. Effectiveness of an organization's cybersecurity controls. Potential data breaches or weaknesses in it governance, and more.

Financial statement irregularities. Key financial ratios and benchmarks. Unusual accounting practices. Financial statement warning signs. Using analytics and trend analysis. Revenue recognition red flags. Common methods of fraudulent revenue recognition. Unusual patterns in customer relationships and sales. Detecting improper revenue recognition.

The role of internal controls in detecting and preventing fraud. Common internal control weaknesses. Red flags related to control overrides. Evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls. Identified control deficiencies or weaknesses. Types of audit evidence and their relevance to the audit process. Red flags in audit evidence. Incomplete, misleading, or unreliable evidence during fieldwork. Audit techniques to verify authenticity of audit evidence. Maintaining professional skepticism. Appropriate audit documentation.

Accelerating inflows and delaying outflows. Short-term widow dressing techniques. Log-term effects of timing based strategies.

Legal protections against identity theft. Secure your identity. Minimize further damage. How business and organizations secure personal information. Implement a prevention program.

Overview of new quality control standards. Implementing risk-based quality management approach. Determining root causes of quality risks. Responding to identified quality risks. Monitoring and remediation best practices.

Learn best practices when designing your spreadsheets. How to create a proper worksheet structure. Learn to use Excel's built in features to find errors. How to create your custom controls to prevent and find errors. Using links to quickly move to controls. Using Conditional Formatting to highlight errors.

Improve auditor and auditee relationship. Useful presentation skills. Auditee communication. Audit findings and response techniques.