FAQ - Accounting and Auditing

Overview

You could pay $0 for this course!
This course qualifies for reimbursement through the State Workforce Training Express Fund. Firms/companies with fewer than 100 staff will receive 100% of the cost of training reimbursed. You must register for this course and apply for reimbursement through the Workforce Training Express Fund website a minimum of three weeks before the start date of the course to be eligible. The course code for this program is C-4306. To learn more click here or contact Julia Ekelund at jekelund@mscpaonline.org.

This program hits the mark by reviewing real issues and questions asked prior to the session by accountants who are past attendees of our seminars. The course covers “live” issues dealing with accounting and disclosures, preparation services, compilations, reviews, and audits. This course lends practical solutions to issues that may confront those in practice. Section on auditing and reporting qualifies for the 24-hour Yellow Book requirement. Section on accounting and disclosure qualifies for the 24-hour requirement if auditor has FASB Yellow Book clients. Determination as to the qualification of certain courses for the Yellow Book 24-hour requirement should be made on an auditor-specific basis depending on that auditor’s Yellow Book clients. Note that the determination of course qualification is a matter of an auditor’s professional judgment in consultation with appropriate individuals in the audit firm. The 24 hours are a subset of the 80-hour requirement.

Prerequisites

Basic audit and accounting experience

Designed For

Practitioners in public practice who need to keep on top of changing needs and current issues in the profession.

Objectives

Participants will be able to: • Identify common disclosure deficiencies noted in practice • Describe recent changes in accounting and auditing guidance • Define risks and uncertainties • Determine appropriate accounting policies

Preparation

None