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Friday, August 22, 2025 Live Webcast

Internal Control - Testing for Operating Effectiveness (X2-58256)

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
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2 CPE Credits in AA

OVERVIEW

Properly designed and effectively operating internal control over financial reporting is critical for preventing, or detecting and correcting, material misstatement. This course describes how to satisfy the audit requirements related to taking a control reliance strategy by testing the operating effectiveness of internal controls, while promoting an effective and efficient financial statement audit.

DESIGNED FOR

Accountants who have responsibility for evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of controls in a financial statement audit

BENEFITS

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

  • Discuss generally accepted audit requirements related to testing controls for operating effectiveness
  • Explain how to evaluate the results of a control reliance test for operating effectiveness
  • Describe the use of Service Organization Control (SOC1) Reports on a financial statement audit
  • Identify the impact of a control reliance strategy on a detailed audit plan

HIGHLIGHTS

The major topics covered in this class include:

  • Generally accepted audit requirements related to testing controls for operating effectiveness
  • Identifying key controls that may prove effective and efficient to test in a control

COURSE LEVEL

Basic

PREREQUISITES

None

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

INSTRUCTOR

Jennifer Louis

Jennifer F. Louis, CPA

President

Emergent Solutions Group

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