How SAS Nos. 134-145 Improve Risk-Based Audits

Course Details

Date

Monday, March 20, 2023

8:00am – 12:00pm

Field of Study

Auditing (Governmental)

Course Number

CC29501

CPE Credit

4.0 hours CPE credit

Level of Knowledge

Basic

Vendor

CPA Crossings

Prerequisites

None

Description

Recent generally accepted auditing standards were written to improve the quality of risk-based financial statement audits, audit reporting, and required by-product communications. This course will discuss the important clarifications and enhancements intended to improve audit quality to ensure better compliance with requirements contained in SAS Nos. 134-145.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Highlights

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

  • Key changes to audit report elements intended to improve the understandability of the nature and results of financial statement audits
  • Enhanced required by-product communications with management and those charged with governance to promote more reliable financial statements
  • Clarifications related to obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence, including significant unusual transactions, related parties, going concern uncertainty, and accounting estimates
  • New definitions and requirements related to identifying and evaluating risks of material misstatement
  • Other important matters contained in SAS Nos. 134-145

Objectives

After attending this presentation you will be able to...

  • Identify new requirements related to audit reporting and required by-product communications
  • Recall core concepts fundamental to obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence in compliance with recently-issued auditing standards
  • Recognize recent clarifications and enhancements made to improve the quality of the risk-based audit process
  • Recall significant new requirements of SAS Nos 134-145

Designed For

Anyone with financial statement audit responsibilities

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Course Pricing

Member Fee

Applicable if you are a HSCPA member in good standing.

$139.00
Non-Member Fee

Applicable if you are not a HSCPA member.

$199.00
Your Price $199.00

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