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Course Description

Practice Issues - Compilation and Review Update

 

Accounting & Auditing

(12 credits) $156.95

 

 

  Updated

 

The purpose of this course is to inform the reader of the various changes proposed by the Accounting and Review Services Committee of the AICPA and practice issues surrounding compilation and review engagements. This course changes in SSARS Nos. 9 through 17, and responsibility for fraud, internal control and going concern, representation letters for reviews, personal financial statements, using staff, compiling pro forma financial information, OCBOA financial statements, legends on financial statements, and more.

 

Major Subjects:

bullet Identify the exemptions from the SSARSs
bullet List the chronology of SSARSs and related interpretations that have been issued since inception
bullet Apply the ethics rules to controllers who seek to issue financial statements
bullet Describe how fraud and internal control apply to compilation and review engagements
bullet Apply going concern issues to the SSARSs and identify factors that could suggest there is a going concern problem
bullet Use OCBOA financial statements in compilation and review engagements
bullet List the elements to include in a management representation letter
bullet Identify the numerous changes made by SSARS No. 9
bullet Apply the guidance of SSARS No. 10 including the expanded procedures, inquiries and other procedures related to review engagements
bullet Describe how the SSARS hierarchy is structured
bullet Summarize the revised fraud language that must be included in an engagement letter as well as other changes found in SSARS No. 12
bullet Utilize the guidance of SSARS No. 13 to compilations of specified elements, accounts, or items of a financial statement
bullet Apply to guidance of SSARS No. 14 to compilation engagements of pro forma financial information
bullet Eliminate references to auditing literature found in the SSARSs
bullet Summarize the changes to the definition of compilation and review engagements found in SSARS No. 17
bullet Discuss the revised definition of third party and other changes made by SSARS No. 17
bullet Use personal financial statements and prescribed forms
bullet Describe how to report on budgets
bullet List the recurring deficiencies noted in peer reviews
bullet Apply changes to simply the reporting process to compilation and review engagements
bullet Identify provisions to incorporate into engagement letters to protect the accountant against liability claims
bullet Discuss the key changes to independence rules found in Interpretation 101-3
bullet Explain the third-party privity standard used among different states
bullet Explain the public perception of accountants in jury trials
bullet Identify how GAAP applies to compilation and review engagements
bullet Explain how the rules apply to different levels of service
bullet Report when there are material GAAP departures
bullet Restrict use of a compilation and review report
bullet Describe what GAAP is as it relates to compilation and review engagements
bullet Discuss how SSARS provides for companies who wish to present selected disclosures
bullet Summarize the rules for performing different levels of service
bullet Explain how the SASs apply to the SSARS

 

Contributing Author:

Steven C. Fustolo, CPA

Course Level: Basic to Intermediate
Prerequisite: General understanding of compilation and review engagements.
ProductCode: 06PICR
Format: Self-study (not applicable for NASBA QAS/Registry)

 

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