Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance for the External Auditor

Training on the best practices for auditing public companies, including planning engagements the latest guidance from the SEC, PCAOB, COSO and COBIT.

This timely, one-day training seminar is designed for external auditors with PCAOB registered firms, attorneys, internal auditors and others engaged in the auditing of public companies. Learn how the PCAOB Auditing Standards can be applied to test and evaluate internal control frameworks which comply with Sarbanes-Oxley. Improve your audit planning and documentation by improving your understanding of internal controls.

Cost of this seminar is $650/Attendee. Each attendee will receive 8 hours of CPE credit. To reserve your space click on the Sign-up Now and fill out a registration form and use a Buy Now Button to pay the fees.

 Upcoming Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance for the External Auditor Seminars

Benefits of Attending

The PCAOB released their Auditing Standard 5 in 2007. PCAOB register accounting firms now have to comply with this comprehensive guidance concerning the annual audits of all public companies. This Standard focuses the external auditor on planning and executing the audit with the results of thier continuing risk assessment driving all audit procedures. In January 2009, the PCAOB Staff released "Guidance for Auditors of Smaller Public Companies". This insight provides the external auditor with examples of how to apply Auditing Standards to thier existing clients. This seminar will be instructed by internal control auditing experts that have extensive public accounting expertise and have presented this engaging seminar throughout the United States to CPA firms. The instructors will candidly share their experience and present a pragmatic approach to PCAOB standard compliance.

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Seminar Highlights

- Audit Planning Process under AS 5
- Risk Assessment Underlies the Entire Audit Process
- Structure of the COSO and COBIT Internal Control Frameworks
- Best Practices within Entity-Level Controls
- Assessment of Entity-Level Controls
- Testing the Effectiveness of Key Controls
- Summary of PCAOB Guidance and Presentations

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Learning Objectives

- Attendees will understand details within Auditing Standard 5
- Attendees will identify methods for improving their audit workpapers
- Attendees will understand entity-level controls and their application to risks
- Attendees will learn the available guidance from the PCAOB
- Attendees will discuss how internal controls are used by clients manage risk and reduce fraud

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Key Issues on the Agenda

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