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Course Description

Single Audit - Planning the Single Audit and Single Audit Sampling

 

Accounting & Auditing

(8 credits) $109.95

 

 

 

 

This interactive self-study course provides guidance on how to plan a single audit and how to use sampling as an effective approach for each type of audit procedure. Lesson 1 discusses the planning activities that occur on each engagement. Lesson 2 explains the use of sampling and describes an effective approach for each type of audit procedure.

 

Major Subjects:

bullet List the auditing and reporting considerations and describe the relationship with and responsibilities of the cognizant or oversight agency for audit and identify the major federal award programs.
bullet Compare and contrast between the state and local grant compliance requirements.
bullet Classify the various types of risk assessment and other planning procedures.
bullet Explain the significance of understanding the entity and its environment when developing an audit plan; and how planning decisions and judgments are relative to a single audit.
bullet Explain an auditor’s responsibility when considering the risks of material misstatements due to fraud.
bullet Describe the overall aspects of audit programs and documentation requirements.
bullet Determine how and when other auditors should be used to perform different portions of the audit.
bullet List the requirements that apply to all single audit samples and explain the objective and purpose of the tests of controls over compliance.
bullet Identify the steps in planning the audit sample.
bullet Explain the purpose of compliance tests.
bullet Describe the auditor’s consideration for when assessing the various steps for a nonstatistical sampling approach to substantive tests of compliance.

 

Contributing Author:

Practitioners Publishing Company

Course Level: Basic
Prerequisite: None
ProductCode: 08PSA2
Format: NASBA QAS/Registry self-study

 

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