PCAOB 2018 Inspection Results

This event qualifies for 2 CPEs

Corporate Compliance Seminars (CCS) has recently completed an analysis of the 2018 PCAOB inspection reports covering the "Big 12" audit firms. This event provides CCS's observations related to these inspections of audit workpapers. External Auditors may find this information useful as they plan and perform current and upcoming audits in 2021. This information will also be useful to an issuer's professional staffs to understand their auditors better.

This event provides guidance to auditors to improve their audit quality. Understanding the results of the PCAOB inspections of the largest firms will allow the professional to better prioritize their audit work. We have analyzed the detail inspection reports for the PCAOB's "Big Twelve". Based on this detailed analysis and reviews of the available PCAOB publications, an audit quality management staff will find these observations useful as a valuable input into their practice quality improvement efforts.

Accounting estimates are becoming more prevalent and significant as financial reporting frameworks evolve and require greater use of estimates, including those based on fair value measurements. They are some of the areas of greatest risk in the audit, requiring additional audit attention and appropriate application of professional skepticism. Auditing accounting estimates have proven challenging for auditors.

This timely, two hour CPE training event is designed for the CPA firm leaders who will be working on engagement planning, staff training objectives, audit quality and firm risk management concerning PCAOB regulated engagements. The attendees will hear CCS observations from the "Big 12" inspection reports. No need for you to dig through all this regulatory detail information.

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The retail cost of this 2 CPE seminar is $95.00 for the first attendee from a single organization. Discounts are available for more than one attendee from each organization: (2) $180.00 (3) $245.00 (4) $320.00 (5) $395.00.

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Each attendee will receive 2 CPE Hours (YB). A certificate of completion will be provided.

Program Level of Understanding: Intermediate to advanced
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Delivery Format: Group Internet Based
NASBA Field(s) of Study: Auditing
CPE Credits: 2, based on 50 minutes of instruction per hour

Speaker and Presenter Information

John C. Blackshire, Jr., CPA is the CEO of The Accountware Group, Inc. (TAG) of Austin, TX. He has over 30 years of business management, internal control, software development and auditing experience. TAG helps companies improve their business processes, implement financial systems, and comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

During John's career, he has conducted internal control audits, designed business operations, implemented automated financial systems, and created quality control methodologies. He has written numerous articles, system user guides, presented continuing education seminars, and published booklets on best practices in accounting, finance and information technology management.

John started his professional career at KPMG as a financial auditor. His clients included insurance companies, banks, manufacturing firms and non-profits. A number of his clients were public companies. He spend several years in the financial software business designing, supporting and selling financial systems.

John received his undergraduate degree in accounting from the University of South Carolina. He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and helped plan their International Conference, and is a member of the international business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi and the honor’s accounting fraternity Beta Alpha Psi. John and David Marshall have been presenting informative and entertaining seminars on internal control, corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance since 2003.