Audit Documentation Requirements (ADR2)
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Virtual
2.00 Credits
Member Price $109.00
Non-Member Price $189.00
Overview
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Audit documentation provides evidence that the audit was planned and performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) as well as applicable legal and regulatory requirements. It also serves other purposes such as assisting the engagement team to plan and perform the audit and assisting members of the engagement team responsible for supervision to direct and supervise the audit work and to discharge their review responsibilities. Audit documentation enables the engagement team to demonstrate that it is accountable for its work by documenting the procedures performed, the audit evidence examined, and the conclusions reached. As noted in the auditor's opinion, "The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control." Audit documentation also supports the judgments of the auditor should a lawsuit arise where the auditor is called on to support that professional standards were followed.
This course qualifies for reimbursement through the state’s Workforce Training Express Fund. Firms/companies with fewer than 50 staff can be reimbursed up to 100% of the cost of training and firms/companies with 50-100 employees can be reimbursed up to 50% of the cost of training. You must register for the course and apply for reimbursement through the Workforce Training Express Fund website a minimum of three weeks prior to the start of the course. The course code for this program is C-12980. To learn more, click here or contact Julia Ekelund at jekelund@masscpas.org.
Highlights
Proper documentation as a means of audit quality Factors impacting the nature and extent of documentation Illustrative workpapers and exercises Use of practice aids and other mechanisms as means of audit documentation Checklist for self-review of workpapers
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Auditors who perform audits under AICPA auditing standards
Objectives
Discuss the minimum documentation requirements found in professional standards Discuss tips and techniques for self-review Describe common workpaper deficiencies Explain how to prepare workpapers in proper form
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Jay Giannantonio, Executive Education Inc
Jay Giannantonio owns and operates his own consulting firm specializing in project management over finance transformation, internal control, and fraud accounting projects for large and medium-sized firms. He is a frequent speaker at fraud, performance management, and CFO process improvement seminars. Giannantonio was vice president of internal audit for a national commercial construction equipment leasing and retailer in 2005 and 2006 then director of CFO advisory services for ISA Consulting (now E&Y) from 2007 until he started his own firm in 2011. He began his career with Coopers and Lybrand (now PwC) in the audit and accounting practice, then spent nine years in corporate financial management at Verizon/Bell Atlantic, and then over eight years as a director in the World Class Finance Advisory and internal audit practices at KPMG. He also has been an associate adjunct professor at Widener University in the Master’s in Business Administration program. Giannantonio earned his Master of Science degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with an accounting concentration, from Drexel University.
Non-Member Price $189.00
Member Price $109.00