Practice Issues — Compilation and Review Update Module I
Author: Steven C. Fustolo, CPA
Electronic version only
The objective of this course is to inform the reader of the various changes made to the compilation and review standards by the AICPA’s Accounting and Review Services Committee (ARSC), and to address practice issues related to compilation and review engagements.
With this 8-hour course you will:
- Get a 194-page PDF manual
- Identify some of the changes in SSARS No. 21, as amended, that are and are not carried over from auditing standards
- Identify engagement types that are and are not authorized under SSARS No. 21
- Recall whether the preparation of financial statements standard is an attest or nonattest service
- Recognize the term that is assigned to engagements performed on the cash, tax and regulatory bases of accounting
- Recognize a criterion for an accountant to perform a preparation engagement
- Recall whether a preparation engagement under AR-C 70 is subject to peer review
- Identify whether a report is required in a preparation of financial statements engagement under AR-C 70
- Recognize what the reporting requirements are, if any, when a “no assurance” legend is omitted from prepared financial statements under the AR-C 70 standards
| Designation | CPE Hours |
|---|---|
| CPA | 8 Auditing |
Course level: Overview
General understanding of compilation and review standards is required.
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