The Newest Thing in Compilation & Review: Practical Approaches to Performing Efficient and Effective Engagements Webinar
Oct 7 1:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Online
4-A&A CPE Credits
Recognize the requirements of standards related to SSARS engagements.Determine the type of engagement most appropriate for various circumstances and which standards apply.Obtain assurance that independence has been maintained and applying the conceptual framework when performing nonattest services for attest clients.Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of engagements related to unaudited financial statements. Highlights
Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS #24) established AR-C section 100 for engagements to compile or review financial statements prepared in accordance with a financial reporting framework accepted in another country; and engagements performed in accordance with both SSARS and another set of compilation and review standards. Many practitioners are still trying to understand the implications of the changes in SSARS #21.This program will address the practical issues accountants face when implementing the new requirements.The tools used in engagements often result in unnecessary or redundant procedures and documentation, with lower efficiency. We'll examine efforts to reduce or eliminate these inefficiencies and improve the effectiveness of SSARS engagements.
Registration
PICPA Member: $150 Nonmember: $201
More Information
Course No.
4203110E
Level:
Advanced
Prerequisites:
Familiarity with SSARS and the performance of SSARS engagements.
Notes
None
Speaker(s)
Mark Dauberman
Mark Dauberman taught his first
university accounting class in 1969 and has been involved in accounting
education since having taught at CSUN, CSULA, UCLA, and Loyola Marymount
University. He obtained his bachelors degree in accounting from California
State University at Northridge (CSUN) in June of 1970. In 2010, he
completed the Executive MBA program at the Peter Drucker and Masatoshi Ito
School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, where he had been a
student of Dr Drucker in 1971. Mark's public accounting experience
includes working with various local firms throughout high school and
college, and employment with Kenneth Leventhal & Company. More
recently he was a partner at NSBN, a Beverly Hills CPA and business
consulting firm. Mark's industry experience includes serving as assistant
controller of a large trucking and warehousing firm. He has been both a
controller and the Vice President of Finance and Administration for major
real estate development companies. Mark also spent nearly 30 years as an
entrepreneur, operating a business that prepared individuals for the CPA
exam Mark currently provides CPE and technical staff training for CPA
firms, private industry employers of accountants, and government
organizations on topics that include applying the risk assessment
standards, fraud, internal and external auditing, developing internal
controls, strategic planning, and practice management. In addition to
numerous CPE courses and articles, Mark authors the CCH publication
Knowledge-Based Compilations & Reviews. He also provides consulting
services to CPA firms, providing assistance on matters involving strategic
planning; partner compensation issues; client management; and the
planning, performance, and review of financial statement
services.