Auditor Telephone Seminars

SAS 117: Compliance Audits ...in December 2009, establishes standards and clarifies the auditor's responsibility in auditing and reporting on an entity's compliance with applicable governmental auditing standards. Attend this live audio conference to gain an overall understanding of the requirements of AU Section 801 and learn new auditor and management performance and reporting requirements. Learn changes in compliance  more...

401 (k) Plan Audits-What to Expect of the Process ...ful and timely completion of an audit. Understand what an auditor is testing and why. With a coordinated effort of all involved parties, the audit can be completed in an efficient and timely manner. Failure to complete an audit can be costly to a plan sponsor due to a late filing of Form 5500. An inefficient audit can also result in additional audit fees and frustration among plan sponsor  more...

Business Combinations and Goodwill: What Is the Latest With Fair Value? ...ng purposes. Finally, the teleconference will discuss how auditors may review the work of outside valuations specialists for financial reporting purposes and the relationship between management, their outside auditor and the valuation specialist. Independent auditors wanting to further understand the role of valuation specialists may find this discussion particularly useful. Controllers, CFOs,  more...