How to Audit Accounting Estimates

Overview

When auditing management’s accounting estimates, increased professional skepticism is necessary as there is always the potential for bias in areas of increased subjectivity & complexity. This course will demonstrate procedures to test the process used by management to develop estimates, as well as walk through common examples of accounting estimates that are included in the financial statements. It includes the updated requirements in SAS 143.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Highlights

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Procedures to test the process used by management to develop estimates.
• Common examples of accounting estimates that are included in the financial statements.
• Updated requirements in SAS 143.

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Accountants and Auditors

Objectives

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

• Perform audit procedures to obtain comfort over the reasonableness of management's estimates
• Recall circumstances that require accounting estimates

Preparation

None

Notice

This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by CPA Crossings.