Venture into comprehensively exploring the two predominant accounting frameworks: the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP). Dissect the key similarities and...
Over the past few years, the AICPA revamped the quality management standards by issuing Statement on Quality Management Standards 1, 2, and 3 (SQMS 1, SQMS 2, and SQMS 3, respectively), SSARS No. 26, and SAS 146, Quality Management for an...
Clients think that estate planning only applies to the very rich. In truth, there are many issues of critical concern for which the middle-income client needs to plan. This course is a must-attend for all CPAs working with middle-income clients...
Companies with poor cost information make bad decisions about products that are not “average.” Poor information causes companies to overprice easy, high-volume “gravy” products and underprice difficult, low-volume “dog” products. Whether your...
The Georgia State Board of Public Accountancy now requires all CPAs registered in Georgia to complete four (4) ethics CPE credits, including one (1) credit specific to the laws, rules and policies of the Board during the CPE reporting period....
Fraud is constantly in the news. Whether its employee retention credit mills, FTX, the City of Dixon, it appears like fraud is everywhere. We'll start this session with a review of the common fraud schemes as identified in the 2024 Report to the...
The AICPA's Auditing Standards Board has several large projects that will be impacting entities in the near future. We'll take a deep dive into the changes related quality management as well as group audits. We'll also review common audit...
Preparation, compilation and review engagements continue to be a hot topic for peer review even though SSARS 21 has been around for nearly a decade. Concentrate on the most common peer review findings, focusing on how to comply in an efficient...
The title “chief financial officer” is not an accurate description of what many financial managers do because the word “chief” implies the company has more than one degreed accountant. Cover four major topics of importance to the financial...
