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Audit Documentation – Creating Work Papers That Pass Review 2.5 Credits

Mar 21, 2024, 10:00 AM ET

Audit Documentation – Creating Work Papers That Pass Review 2.5 Credits

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Mar 21, 2024, 10:00 AM ET

Learning Objectives

  • To discover and discuss the minimum documentation requirements of the audit standards.
  • To identify and discuss tips and techniques for self-review.
  • To recognize and describe common work paper deficiencies.
  • To explore and explain how to prepare work papers in proper form.

Course Overview

‘If it isn’t documented, it didn’t happen.’ As an auditor, we understand the importance of documentation. Audit documentation provides the principal support for the independent auditor’s report. Therefore, work papers must meet professional standards. Anything less could result in peer or regulatory review deficiencies in a worse case, lawsuits when fraud occurs at a company. The auditor is not responsible for identifying fraud. But the auditor is responsible for planning and performing the audit to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement due to fraud or error. 

Proper documentation is essential to a high-quality audit, as auditors are required to prepare and maintain documentation to demonstrate that sufficient and appropriate audit evidence was obtained to support the auditor’s opinion. Proper audit documentation and the proper review of that documentation ensure that sufficient audit evidence has been obtained to support the auditor's decisions and opinions. 

Work papers must provide a clear understanding of the nature, timing, and extent of procedures applied, the results of those procedures, the source of evidence obtained, and the conclusions reached. Both audit effectiveness and efficiency are directly impacted by the nature and extent of audit documentation. 

The Online Continuing Education Auditing Webinar covers the following Major Topics:

  • Proper documentation as a means of audit quality
  • Factors impacting the nature and extent of documentation
  • Sample work paper index and other organization tips
  • Use of audit programs as means of audit documentation
  • Checklist for self-review of work papers and clearing review notes
  • Multiple exercises on identifying work paper deficiencies

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Auditing for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 2.5 CPE Approved
Auditing for CPA in Canada 2.5 CPD Eligible
Internal Auditing for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) 2.5 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 2.5 CPE Eligible
Analyzing Documents for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 2.5 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 2.5 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 2.5 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP) 2.5 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 2.5 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 2.5 CPD Eligible
Auditing for Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) 2.5 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) 2.5 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF) 2.5 CPD Eligible
Auditing (Govt.) for Yellow Book Professionals 2.5 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) 2.5 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 2.5 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 2.5 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP) 2.5 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Controls Specialist (CCS) 2.5 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 2.5 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 2.5 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 2.5 CPD Eligible
License details Credits Status
Auditing for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 2 CPE Approved
Auditing for CPA in Canada 2 CPD Eligible
Internal Auditing for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) 2 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 2 CPE Eligible
Analyzing Documents for Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) 2 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 2 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP) 2 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 2 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 2 CPD Eligible
Auditing for Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) 2 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) 2 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Financial Forensics (CFF) 2 CPD Eligible
Auditing for Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) 2 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP) 2 CPE Eligible
Auditing for Certified Controls Specialist (CCS) 2 CPE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 2 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 2 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 2 CPD Eligible

Additional Information

Credits

2.5

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study

Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

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Jennifer Louis , CPA (US)

President, Emergent Solutions Group LLC

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Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 25 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003, she founded Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, where she focuses her energy on designing and delivering high-quality, practical, and engaging accounting and auditing training. She was most recently Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education, and prior to that served as Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly-respected training and audit process consulting firm. Before joining AuditWatch, Jennifer was the Financial/Operational Audit Manager at AARP. At the start of her professional career, Jennifer was an Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she frequently served as a local and national instructor. Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA-Accounting. Besides loving life on the lake with her husband in Charlotte, NC, she enjoys hiking with her little dog Frodo Beggins, and savoring any precious moments spent with her two young adult boys.

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