Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Dates and location
Pricing
Hours
Description
Auditors require continual knowledge of changing standards and practice issues. This seminar reviews recent revisions to the CPA Canada Handbook Assurance and other practice matters that have occurred over the last year.
In addition to comparing new and revised assurance and other related service standards, this seminar provides an overview of projects in progress and other developments of interest to practitioners, including national issues that have been identified by practice advisory and/or practice inspection. This seminar focuses exclusively on changes to audit standards.
NOTE: This course description has been revised and reflects updates for 2023. If you have any questions, please contact pdevents@cpaontario.ca.
Key Takeaways
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe how the revisions to CAS 500 Audit Evidence, and CAS 600 Audit of Group Financial Statements will impact their engagement processes.
- Evaluate the applicability of audit standards on less complex entities.
- Anticipate pending changes to audit standards and understand how the changes may impact audit engagements.
- Be aware of and locate tools to assist with audits.
- Introduction and overview of recently revised standards that apply to audits.
- Exposure drafts and other projects in process for audits.
- Practice matters, including highlights from national practice inspection findings and practice advisory comments for auditors.
Who Will Benefit
The seminar will particularly appeal to practitioners serving small and medium-sized private or not-for-profit entities, although it will advance the knowledge of all accounting professionals performing audits.
Prequisite(s)
Participants should have a working knowledge of the CPA Canada Handbook Assurance.
How to Access the Course
To access the course please visit our BlackBoard site, and log-in using the same login and password used for the Registration Portal.
Please allow up to 15 minutes after registration for the course to appear on your BlackBoard page.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.