Current Audit Environment and ASB Activity

Overview

Explore the current audit environment, and recognize audit challenges triggered by the current environment. Provide a comprehensive review of recent audit pronouncement and exposure drafts. Understand topics critical to success in today’s rapidly changing regulatory environment. This course provides 4 hours of CPE credit in the Auditing field of study.

Highlights

Updates to auditing and attestation standards

Recently issued exposure drafts

Current environment and implication for audit planning

Prerequisites

Accounting professionals with audit experience

Designed For

CPAs

Objectives

Identify key responsibilities related to risk assessment in every audit.
Identify key requirements in recently issued statements on auditing standards and attestation standards.
Recall proposed changes in exposure drafts of new proposed SASs.
Recognize key elements included in new quality management standards and related proposed SAS and SSARS.

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Leader(s):

Anne Oestriecher, Business Professionals Network Inc ACPEN
Kurt Oestriecher, AICPA

Leader Bios

Kurt Oestriecher, AICPA

Kurt G. Oestriecher, CPA Oestriecher and Company, CPAs/Alexandria, Louisiana Mr. Oestriecher has over a decade of experience with his local firm where he is partner in charge of accounting and auditing services. He has also served as an Adjunct Instructor of Accounting at Louisiana State University at Alexandria and Northwestern State University. He received the Outstanding Discussion Leader Award from the Louisiana Society of CPAs in 1998. Kurt functions in many capacities for the Louisiana Society of CPAs on its board and varying committees. He is President-Elect of the LCPA and past President of the Central Louisiana Chapter of Society of Louisiana CPAs. His service includes the Accounting and Auditing Conference Committee and, a past member of the Computer Education Sub-committee. He is currently chairing on Strategic Planning and Budget Committees. He is a member of the AICPA and currently serves on the Accounting and Review Services Committee, which issues the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services. He has also spoke by invitation at many conferences and workshops; developing and authoring the material for these as well.

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