CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR TAX & FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS
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How to Get a Better Return on Financial Statement Audits

8 Credits: Auditing

$392.00

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How to Get a Better Return on Financial Statement Audits

Format
Webcast
Course Level
Intermediate
CPE Credits

8 Credits: Auditing

Course Description

By far, the biggest contributing factor that leads to a profitable, yet high quality, financial statement audit is the proper identification, evaluation, and response to assessed risk of material misstatement. When designing your detailed audit plan, how and where you decide to spend your time is largely a matter of professional judgment. The proven tips and techniques for critically rethinking how you plan and design your audit taught in this course will help auditors enhance audit quality and manage profitability on all engagements.

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize how the nature, timing, and extent of planned audit procedures can (and should) vary commensurate with assessed risk of material misstatement;
  • Recall how workpaper review is a critical tool for promoting audit effectiveness and efficiency;
  • List tips for strengthening the design, documentation and evaluation of substantive analytic procedures; and
  • Explain the impact that strong client and engagement management can have on improving profitability.
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Course Specifics

Course ID
WC1924378802
Revision Date
March 18, 2024
Prerequisites

Experience in basic audits

Advanced Preparation

None

Compliance Information

NASBA Provider Number: 103220

CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.

Meet The Experts

Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 25 years experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success.  In 2003 she founded Emergent Solutions Group, which is dedicated to meeting organization’s professional training needs on a project or part-time basis.  Jennifer serves a wide variety of clients, including public accounting firms, state CPA societies, private industry corporations, and public sector agencies.Previously Jennifer served as the Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education for three years.  Prior to that, Jennifer was Executive Vice President/Director of …