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Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Live Webcast

Audit 407: Auditing Contingencies and Going Concern (X2-36938)

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
webcast

Vendor Platform

2 CPE Credits in AA

OVERVIEW

Auditing Contingencies and Going Concern Uncertainty - Testing for Completeness and Proper Disclosure will provide tips and techniques for obtaining sufficient appropriate audit evidence to support conclusions related to contingencies and going concern uncertainty. Financial statements may contain significant uncertainties requiring special audit consideration for evaluating proper accounting and financial reporting treatment.

DESIGNED FOR

Accountants responsible for auditing contingencies and going concern uncertainties

BENEFITS

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

  • Recognize accounting and auditing requirements for commitments and contingencies
  • Identify litigation, claims and assessment special considerations
  • Recall the auditor's responsibility for evaluating the appropriateness of going concern accounting and disclosure

HIGHLIGHTS

The major topics covered in this course include:
  • Overview of contingencies and related disclosures
  • Identifying and determining proper accounting treatment for litigation, claims and assessments
  • Evaluating the sufficiency of attorney's letter responses for audit evidence
  • Evaluating substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time
  • Auditing managements assumptions in making the going concern evaluation
  • Proper application of the liquidation basis of accounting

COURSE LEVEL

Basic

PREREQUISITES

None

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

INSTRUCTOR

Jennifer Louis

Jennifer F. Louis, CPA

President

Emergent Solutions Group

Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 25 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003, she founded Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, where she focuses her energy on designing and delivering high-quality, practical, and engaging accounting and auditing training. She was most recently Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education, and prior to that served as Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly-respected training and audit process consulting firm. Before joining AuditWatch, Jennifer was the Financial/Operational Audit Manager at AARP. At the start of her professional career, Jennifer was an Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she frequently served as a local and national instructor. Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA-Accounting. Besides loving life on the lake with her husband in Charlotte, NC, she enjoys hiking with her little dog Frodo Beggins, and savoring any precious moments spent with her two young adult boys