Our goal is to reduce the overall risk of fraud. We will focus on what factors contribute to turning honest employees into fraudsters. Discussion will include integrity, ethics, and how people may react in certain situations. We will also touch...
Receive a practical overview of the most important issues facing entities and accountants. Review the basis behind significant issues and trends in plain language, enabling professionals to understand the most important aspects of relevant...
Multiple tangible and intangible factors can drive a CPA firm's long-term success. Discuss proven tips and techniques for ensuring your firm can grow and expand your "business" from within healthily. Review how to improve in three key areas:...
Those charged with governance, with the assistance of internal audit, are responsible for overseeing the organization's strategic direction and ensuring value is delivered to the entity's stakeholders. Receive guidance on fulfilling...
In June 2022, the AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) issued three interrelated standards on quality management (collectively, the QM standards). The new QM standards represent a significant change in how CPA firms will approach audit and...
It's been said that you cannot fit a square peg into a round hole. The same principle holds for audits of not-for-profit entities. You cannot apply a standard commercial audit approach to auditing a not-for-profit entity and expect a good fit....
Professionals must have a strong working knowledge of the reporting requirements to prepare accurate and effective not-for-profit financial statements. Examine the requirements and how they manifest in the financial statements, and clarify...
Develop your soft skills in training courses that benefit the person attending and their organization. Part four of the five-course series applies to various accounting departments (i.e., audit, tax, consulting, and accounting services). Still,...
TOPICS-AT-A-GLANCEOn the Economic, Business and Political Landscape2024 Legal UpdateAccounting and Auditing Update for Financial InstitutionsBalance Sheet Strategies in the Current EnvironmentOptimizing Banks’ Interest Rate Risk ManagementTax...
Focus on one key role we all share – being a reviewer. Every financial professional must review. We review processes, systems, test results, performance, taxes, financials, timelines and progress. The spotlight is to enhance our skills as...
