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2018 Yellow Book

  • ITEM SKU
    7610
  • CPE Hours
    8
  • Full Course Price
    $64.50
Exam Questions: 40
Course Level: Basic
Pages: 220 | Content: 200, Supplemental: 20
NASBA Area of Study: Auditing - Governmental
Not Acceptable for: Enrolled Agents
Version: 7610B

This course provides a framework for performing high-quality audit work according to Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) with competence, integrity, objectivity, and independence to provide accountability and to help improve government operations and services. PLEASE NOTE: This course is based on the 2018 revision of the "Yellow Book" which is effective for financial audits, attestation engagements, and reviews of financial statements for periods ending on or after 6/30/2020, and for performance audits beginning on or after 7/1/2019. It is updated for the 2021 Technical Updates issued in April 2021. Not accepted for Enrolled Agents. All course material provided. No prerequisites. Course level: Basic.

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Table of Contents
  • Foundation and Principles for the Use and Application of Government Auditing Standards
  • General Requirements for Complying with Government Auditing Standards
  • Ethics, Independence, and Professional Judgment
  • Competence and Continuing Professional Education
  • Quality Control and Peer Review
  • Standards for Financial Audits
  • Standards for Attestation Engagements and Reviews of Financial Statements
  • Fieldwork Standards for Performance Audits
  • Reporting Standards for Performance Audits
Objectives
  • To recognize different types of attestation engagements
  • To identify factors to consider when determining the type of compliance statement to be issued
  • To identify ethical principles that guide an auditor's performance
  • To recall threats to independence and how the threats are evaluated and mitigated
  • To recognize the requirements of competence
  • To identify the continuing professional education requirements
  • To recall the quality control and peer review requirements
  • To recognize characteristics of the standards for financial audits
  • To identify types of attestation engagements and what to include when reporting internal control deficiencies
  • To recall characteristics of performance audits
  • To recognize reporting characteristics for performance audits

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