Applying the Uniform Guidance in Your Single Audits

Overview

Designed to provide you with the knowledge to be more efficient and effective at planning and performing audits in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance and the Single Audit Act, this course examines how the Single Audit Act relates to OMB Uniform Guidance, as well as the different types of guidance and requirements found in the Uniform Guidance. The course also covers responsibilities and requirements of the auditor and the auditee, how to identify federal assistance and how to determine a nonfederal entity’s major programs. Make sure your skills are up to date with the latest information in this challenging audit area.

Highlights

Introduction to single audits

Preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards and determining major programs

Understanding, assessing, and testing internal control

Testing compliance with federal statutes and regulations and applicable compliance requirements

Auditor reporting in a Uniform Guidance compliance audit

Program-specific audits

Administrative requirements and cost principles in a single audit

Prerequisites

Background of not-for-profit or governmental accounting and auditing

Designed For

auditors performing single audit engagements internal financial staff of governments staff of notforprofit entities interacting with auditors.

Objectives

Analyze the relationship of the Single Audit Act and the OMB Uniform Guidance.
Identify the types of guidance and requirements found in the Uniform Guidance.
Identify fundamental auditee and auditor responsibilities related to a compliance audit of federal awards.
Determine major federal programs.
Determine the requirements of the single audit as it relates to understanding internal control, assessing the level of control risk, and testing the effectiveness of internal control relative to federal awards.
Identify the single audit requirements for testing the direct and material compliance requirements for major programs.
Determine reporting requirements.
Identify the audit and reporting requirements for program-specific audits.

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Leader(s):

Melisa Galasso, AICPA

Leader Bios

Melisa Galasso, AICPA

Melisa Galasso is the founder of Galasso Learning Solutions, LLC. She has nearly 15 years of experience in the accounting profession including in public accounting, education and industry. She specializes in creating custom training courses that promote genuine learning and drive improved outcomes. Melisa teaches courses in advanced technical accounting and auditing, including not for profit and governmental accounting, as well as courses dealing with essential professional and soft skills. Her goal is to customize each course to deliver exceptional return on investment by leaving each participant with actionable takeaways and clear means to apply what was learned. Melisa monitors regulatory bodies for changes in auditing and accounting guidance and serves as a subject matter expert in implementing the updated guidance. She is a member of and frequent instructor for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (NCACPA), and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA). Melisa served as Past-President of the Board of NCACPA’s Charlotte Chapter and is Past-Chair of the A&A Committee for the NCACPA. She was appointed in 2016 to the AICPA’s Technical Issues Committee (TIC) which is responsible for monitoring the activities of the various accounting and attestation standard setting boards and submitting comments and recommendations during the due process phase. She was recognized as a Super CPA by Virginia Business Magazine in 2007 and received the 2013 Women to Watch - Emerging Leader Award from the NCACPA and AICPA. She is also a graduate of the 2014 class of the AICPA’s Leadership Academy. In 2016, Melisa was honored as one of the 50 Most Influential Women by the Mecklenburg Times and received the Top 5 Under 35 Award from the VSCPA. She received a 5.0 Speaker award from the NCACPA in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, Melisa received the Don Farmer Award from the NCACPA for the highest combined average scores on knowledge, skills, and materials from participant evaluations for all courses taught in a technical area. Melisa received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and International Business from Georgetown University. Melisa has also completed the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Master Trainer™ Program.

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