Accounting and Auditing

Discussion Leader Betty Spells, CPA

Discussion LeaderCarmen Price, CPA

Why wait for your company's defenses to be breached?

Tackling Fraud Within the Workplace
Fraud consumes an estimated 5% of corporate revenue and every business--regardless of size--is a potential target for fraud. This workshop will explore the “why” and “how” behind the fraudulent activities occurring in the workplace. Oftentimes, dishonest employees target weaknesses in the company’s systems, or shrewd third parties use “social engineering” tactics to breach a company’s defenses. Proper fraud awareness training is crucial to a company’s well-being and culture. All levels inside a company, from employees to company owners, should have a basic knowledge and understanding of how these fraud schemes work and how to recognize the warning signs. The workshop will examine the schemes, the motives, the opportunities, the problems and the risks. We will also set the framework for evaluating matters from an ethical lens instead of only applying a business or personal lens. 

Discussion Leader Miller Edwards, CPA

Discussion Leader Rosalyn Glenn, CPA

Discussion Leader Paul Evangelist, CPA, CGMA

The Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has been very busy lately. This course will review the accounting standards newly issued by GASB, including Leases, OPEB and Fiduciary Activities. We will focus on the implementation of standards that will be effective in the near future. We’ll also discuss GASB’s current projects and exposure drafts so you better understand what’s coming down the road. We will close with a look at the major changes in Single Audit and Yellow Book impacting governmental accountants and auditors.

This course will look at the recent activities of FASB as well as the Auditing Standards Board and Accounting and Review Services Committee of the AICPA. We’ll look at the impact of the new standards and how you can prepare to implement them in a practical way. We’ll discuss the Audit Quality Initiative of the AICPA and take a look at some common audit issues.

Key focus areas include:

• Recent accounting standard updates (ASUs)
• Revenue recognition
• Leases
• Financial instruments
• SAS 133
• SSARS 24
• AICPA Auditor’s Report
• Enhancing audit quality initiative

This course will look at the recent activities of FASB as well as the Auditing Standards Board and Accounting & Review Services Committee of the AICPA. We’ll look at the impact of the new standards and how you can prepare to implement them in a practical way. We’ll discuss the Audit Quality Initiative of the AICPA and take a look at some common audit issues.

Key focus areas include:

• Recent accounting standard updates (ASUs)
• Revenue recognition
• Leases
• Financial instruments
• SAS 133
• SSARS 24
• AICPA Auditor’s Report
• Enhancing audit quality initiative

This course will look at the recent activities of FASB as well as the Auditing Standards Board and Accounting & Review Services Committee of the AICPA. We’ll look at the impact of the new standards and how you can prepare to implement them in a practical way. We’ll discuss the Audit Quality Initiative of the AICPA and take a look at some common audit issues.

Key focus areas include:

• Recent accounting standard updates (ASUs)
• Revenue recognition
• Leases
• Financial instruments
• SAS 133
• SSARS 24
• AICPA Auditor’s Report
• Enhancing audit quality initiative