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Overview

8.0 Credits
ONLINE

Entities subject to Yellow Book and compliance audits have a high degree of public accountability.  This course will focus on the critical fraud risk management and internal control concepts necessary to achieve that objective.

Objectives

• Identify Yellow Book general ethical principles
• Recognize current fraud trends, including those relevant to government entities 
• List emerging cybersecurity threats
• Distinguish the importance of professional skepticism to detect fraud
• Recall important components of internal controls over compliance 
• Distinguish internal control responsibilities for Yellow Book and compliance audits
• Interpret root causes of findings for stronger corrective action 
• List required elements of a Yellow Book and Single Audit findings

Major Topics

• Identify Yellow Book general ethical principles
• Recognize current fraud trends, including those relevant to government entities 
• List emerging cybersecurity threats
• Distinguish the importance of professional skepticism to detect fraud
• Recall important components of internal controls over compliance 
• Distinguish internal control responsibilities for Yellow Book and compliance audits
• Interpret root causes of findings for stronger corrective action 
• List required elements of a Yellow Book and Single Audit findings

 

Prerequisite