Surgent's A Complete Guide to the Yellow Book
Overview
A thorough understanding of the Yellow Book is essential for anyone working with governments and not-for-profits. This course provides comprehensive coverage of Yellow Book requirements while building confidence and proficiency in performing Yellow Book audits. The course uses a highly illustrative and engaging format, featuring more than 25 focused exercises designed to strengthen practical application and enhance working knowledge.
Highlights
- Circumstances requiring auditors to follow the Yellow Book (Government Auditing Standards or GAGAS)
- Relationship of Yellow Book requirements to GAAS and single audit requirements
- Auditor qualifications under the Yellow Book: independence, CPE, peer review, and related requirements
- The Yellow Book requirements related to the performance of and reporting on a financial audit
- Identifying and reporting findings under the Yellow Book
- The Yellow Book requirements related to attestation engagements (examinations, reviews, and agreed-upon procedures) and performance audits
Prerequisites
Basic audit knowledge
Designed For
Auditors performing Yellow Book engagements
Objectives
- Thoroughly understand the Yellow Book
- Excel in the Yellow Book auditing arena
- Save time and improve performance on Yellow Book engagements via in-depth knowledge of the requirements
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 Surgent Professional Education.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Charles Blanton
Since 2011, Charlie has been the Director of Governmental and Nonprofit Product Development for Surgent McCoy CPE, LLC. In that role, he writes Surgent McCoy’s CPE course offerings which qualify for Yellow Book CPE. Charlie has written over 20 CPE courses and teaches 15 to 20 days annually in the governmental and nonprofit arena. Before joining Surgent McCoy, he served as the technical manager for the AICPA’s governmental and nonprofit CPE courses from 1999 to 2011. Prior to serving the AICPA, Charlie worked for KPMG (where he performed Yellow Book and single audits); the Texas Society of CPAs (where he worked in peer review); Taylor Publishing; and Texas Wesleyan University (where he saw the Yellow Book and single audit process from the client’s perspective).
Non-Member Price $329.00
Member Price $279.00