How SAS Nos. 134-145 Improve Risk-Based Audits

Wednesday, January 08, 2025
Webcast or Webinar, Online
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM (opens at 8:30 AM) EST
4Credits
Accounting and Auditing

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Course Type: Webcast
Course Code: 24/CX46096
Level: Basic
Vendor: CPA Crossings, LLC
Field of Study: Auditing

Overview:

Recent generally accepted auditing standards were written to improve the quality of risk-based financial statement audits, audit reporting, and required by-product communications. This course will discuss the important clarifications and enhancements intended to improve audit quality to ensure better compliance with requirements contained in SAS Nos. 134-145. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Objectives:

After attending this presentation you will be able to...

  • Identify new requirements related to audit reporting and required by-product communications
  • Recall core concepts fundamental to obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence in compliance with recently-issued auditing standards
  • Recognize recent clarifications and enhancements made to improve the quality of the risk-based audit process
  • Recall significant new requirements of SAS Nos 134-145

Major Topics:

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

  • Key changes to audit report elements intended to improve the understandability of the nature and results of financial statement audits
  • Enhanced required by-product communications with management and those charged with governance to promote more reliable financial statements
  • Clarifications related to obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence, including significant unusual transactions, related parties, going concern uncertainty, and accounting estimates
  • New definitions and requirements related to identifying and evaluating risks of material misstatement
  • Other important matters contained in SAS Nos. 134-145

Major Topics:

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

  • Key changes to audit report elements intended to improve the understandability of the nature and results of financial statement audits
  • Enhanced required by-product communications with management and those charged with governance to promote more reliable financial statements
  • Clarifications related to obtaining sufficient and appropriate audit evidence, including significant unusual transactions, related parties, going concern uncertainty, and accounting estimates
  • New definitions and requirements related to identifying and evaluating risks of material misstatement
  • Other important matters contained in SAS Nos. 134-145

Designed For:

Anyone with financial statement audit responsibilities

Prerequisites:

None