Audits Telephone Seminars

Commonly Encountered Sales and Use Tax Audit Issues and Strategies to Defuse Them ...us on those issues taxpayers find most troublesome during audits from audit sampling and projection methodologies to transactions most often giving rise to liabilities. We will also review some of the basic procedural issues concerning audits including statutory deadlines and common sense approaches to proactive minimization of audit assessments. You will be able to develop a sales tax  more...

IRS Form 941 Reporting Update ...omply with its obligations can result in IRS assessments, audits and penalties. This live audio conference will help tax and payroll specialists and others with an interest in this issue to understand the employer's obligations under the employment tax collection system, including how to handle corrections and disputes when they arise. This live audio conference is designed for accountants,  more...

Conducting Successful HR Audits ...ore obvious, organizations are increasingly turning to HR audits to help them align human resource management with business objectives, to measure the impact and results of HR activities, to assist in performing due diligence and to help ensure compliance. To help you improve the effectiveness of your HR auditing activity, this live audio conference reviews and discusses current HR auditing  more...

Effective Auditing of Physicians' Documentation ...physician documentation to support billings. In the past, audits are performed and physicians were lectured but all too often little improvement was noted. How can practices efficiently and effectively audit physician services? If we audit and have a bad result, what are the next steps? This educational, live audio conference focuses on understanding why the audit process is important, the  more...

Water Audits and Nonrevenue Water Reduction Methodologies BenefitsThere are many recent issues affecting the importance of uniform, accurate and effective water utility auditing. The largest urban growth areas of the United States are in the southwestern portion of the country, including Phoenix, Las Vegas and southern California. Water resources available to the areas are fully allocated and becoming more expensive to obtain and deliver. In addition,  more...

SAS 117: Compliance Audits BenefitsSAS 117, issued 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  more...

Sales and Use Tax Determination Headaches BenefitsSales and use tax professionals are faced with the legal and practical challenges of learning as many as 50 different state sales and use tax laws and regulations. No one could possibly learn all of the different state requirements and yet our jobs demand it! The purpose of this audio conference is to reveal the secrets to working in a multistate environment. You will learn about the four  more...

Preparing for Medicaid Audits ...audits - are you and your clients adequately prepared? The Medicaid program is a state's most significant health care expense and, in many instances, one of its largest budgetary items. It is the health insurer of last resort for children and the economically disadvantaged. The recent economic downturn has caused shortfalls to many states' overall budgets. Under recently enacted health care  more...

Reporting and Disclosure Requirements Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 BenefitsThe passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has presented a significant number of opportunities for government, not-for-profit and commercial entities to expand upon current and initiate new programs and services. However, ARRA also establishes a number of mandates that recipients must comply with or risk potential financial and legal penalties in addition to public  more...

Schedule C Reporting Update ...businesses, Schedule C filers are frequent targets of IRS audits. This teleconference will review the basics of a Schedule C and move on to the proper reporting of income and expenses. We will conclude with a discussion of two new pieces of legislation - the HIRE Act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and how these new laws will impact the reporting for Schedule C businesses.  more...

Using Payroll Audits to Detect Errors and Fraud ...lace to start is with Jeffrey G. Matthews' 'Using Payroll Audits to Detect Errors and Fraud' teleconference. You will learn about what payroll fraud is and how it is committed, detected and deterred. Coverage begins with an explanation of the fraud methodology, followed by detailed examination of the most prevalent payroll fraud schemes used by employees, owners, managers and executives. Heed  more...

Texas State Tax Update for the Oil and Gas Industry ...r's office has hired more auditors and is busy conducting audits of taxpayers in the industry. This teleconference is designed to provide you with an update of the Texas state tax issues facing the oil and gas industry, and will address Texas state tax issues throughout the stages of production and sale, including sales and use tax, well services tax, well severance taxes and the franchise  more...

Conducting Effective Safety Audits ...Audits are a key component of an effective safety program. Just as periodic physicals can help you check how healthy you are, periodic safety audits can help evaluate the health of your safety program. This teleconference will outline the four steps you should consider in order to conduct effective safety audits. Manufacturing engineers, presidents, vice presidents, plant managers, quality  more...

Deductions From Pay ...e not in compliance with the FLSA. As Department of Labor audits increase, it is critical for employers to understand the FLSA and to recognize the permissible deductions. This teleconference is intended to provide you with information and practical advice on the requirements of the FLSA as it applies to white-collar exemptions and deductions from employees' wages. Topics will include  more...

Navigating through the Maze of Unclaimed Property Compliance - Unique Rules and Regulations for Financial Institutions ...nstitutions facing significant assessments and aggressive audits due to noncompliance. It is imperative that you have adequately addressed these and many more of the responsibilities associated with the various state unclaimed property regulations. This teleconference will provide a foundation and greater understanding relating to the purpose of the laws, what every company should know and  more...

Building Performance Benchmarking Strategies ...to energy standards and green rating methods, and conduct audits for verification. Learning Objectives: You will be able to discuss the emerging agenda of sustainable and high performance buildings. You will be able to review data quality and consistency issues. You will be able to identify industry wide benchmarking efforts. You will be able to describe tools and methods for energy  more...

401 (k) Plan Audits-What to Expect of the Process BenefitsThe idea of auditing a 401(k) plan can seem daunting and intimidating to some. In addition, as it is essentially a compliance requirement, few plan sponsors see much value in the audit. This teleconference will explain in depth what is involved in the audit of a 401(k) plan. Gain insight into the various entities involved in the audit process and what they contribute to the successful and  more...

Statement on Auditing Standards No. 104 - No. 111 Risk Assessment Standards ...d to implement the standards and a greater realization on audits. Since the majority of auditors may be working with smaller businesses, this teleconference will include situations encountered with companies that have limited controls and suggestions to meet the standards in this environment. n nFor nonauditors (for example controllers and CFOs), suggestions will be provided to implement  more...

Estate and Gift Tax Audits ...more related to the subject of estate and gift tax return audits. Learn about the characteristics that trigger audits and why some estate and gift tax returns are more likely to be the focus of an internal revenue service examination. There will also be a discussion of how you can expect the IRS to approach and conduct the audit. The final section of the teleconference will be devoted to how  more...