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Upper-level reviewers have significant responsibilities for ensuring high-quality audit engagements. Unfortunately, deficient audits have serious negative consequences for both the CPA firm and the profession as a whole. This module highlights the most important considerations for those at all levels of the engagement team with quality control responsibilities on audit engagements.
Major Topics:
- Common peer review deficiencies that quality control reviewers should be alert to
- Important considerations of second-level and other upper-level reviewers
- Statement of Quality Control Standards requirements specific to financial statement audits, and other regulatory oversight considerations
- Lessons learned from various regulatory oversight reviews
Learning Objectives
- Discover and discuss common peer review and quality control deficiencies on financial statement audits.
- Identify and describe important quality control standards most directly relevant to audits.
- Explore and explain the importance of upper level workpaper reviews, including an objective engagement quality control review.
Last updated/reviewed: March 17, 2024
Included In Certifications
This course is included in the following Certification Programs:
13 CoursesAudit Training Certification - Level 4 - Supervisor/Manager
- Audit Quality Control - Avoiding Peer Review Deficiencies
- Internal Control Deficiencies and Other Matters - Adding Value Through Required Auditor Communications
- Auditing Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Including Goodwill - Identifying and Calculating Impairment Losses
- Maximizing Analytic Procedure Evidence - Adding Value Through Useful Financial Statement Analysis
- Accounting Estimates, Including Fair Value - Evaluating the Propriety of Areas with Uncertainty
- Special Audit Considerations - Comprehending Requirements of Group Audits, Compliance Audits, Using the Work of a Specialist or Others, and More!
- The Art of Discipline and Getting Things Done - Applying Better Time, Team, and Project Management Techniques
- Management Skills - Exhibiting Traits of a Balanced Leader-Manager
- Personality Styles - Adapting to Different Types of Personalities for Improved Relationships and Interactions
- Making Rain - Improving Success with Retaining Clients and Attracting Prospects
- General Ethics for Business Professionals
- Accounting Update - Hot Topics for Preparing Current Period Financial Statements
- Auditing & Attest Update - Hot Topics for Current Period Audits and Other Attest Services
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Intermediate
Prerequisite: Experience on complex audit engagements.
Designed For: Accountants with advanced workpaper review or audit quality control responsibilities.
Education Provider Information
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Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA
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Jennifer LouisCPA, President of Emergent Solutions Group LLC