Clients want help with present and future business services. Which tax planning strategies will you provide for your corporate and small business clients? Updated with the latest legislation and IRS guidance on tax reform, this course answers the...
Preparation, compilation, and review engagements continue to receive heightened attention in peer review. This course examines the most common deficiencies identified in peer reviews of SSARS engagements, with an emphasis on practical compliance...
Organizations are challenged with identifying, evaluating and responding to a wide variety of risks. Discuss tips and best practices for enterprise-wide risk management for accounting and finance professionals.
In today's world of "Big Data," every business professional is a data analyst to some extent. This is especially true for auditors, who increasingly rely on data analytics to identify situations that require follow-up and investigation. Those who...
Firms acquiring other firms. Firms merging. Firms getting NIL money (PE is kind of like that in some ways). Change in firm structures and ownership is becoming rampant in the profession. Surveys are starting to come in...
MATERIALSThis conference is a paperless conference and all materials will be available electronically as PDFs. Materials will be available for download in advance and participants will receive an email when they are available. For more...
Discuss how to integrate the planning process entirely and how it can move from long-range thinking through medium-term planning, through the annual budget, and to the monthly cash-flow forecast. Learn how to avoid many political pitfalls that...
Learn how to enhance your Excel workflows with artificial intelligence. Discover the various Al features built into Excel and how to use ChatGPT to create, understand, and troubleshoot Excel functions and formulas. Imagine turning two hour Excel...
Over twenty years of studying fraud schemes, the instructor has developed a table of the accounts involved and methodology of the frauds and, most importantly, unique internal audit or external audit procedures that can be used to detect...
Independence requirements are foundational to audit quality, yet they vary depending on the applicable regulatory and professional framework. This course provides a practical overview of auditor independence rules and highlights key similarities...
