Conducting a Remote Audit

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Location: Online
6Credits
Accounting and Auditing
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FICPA Members
$135.00 Regular Price
Nonmembers
$165.00 Regular Price
Product Code: AI23-CL4REMA
Level: Basic
Vendor: AICPA CPE Division
Field of Study: Auditing

Overview:

Whether it is a passing necessity or the wave of the future, remote audition is happening everywhere you turn. From vouching client prepared documents to steps to performing a remote inventory, this course will discuss the items to focus on and the potential techniques to perform in order to adhere to professional standards.

In this self-study course, you will learn how to

  • Leverage the benefits of remote auditing
  • Manage the team, client, and audit process remotely
  • Identify engagement-wide procedures from client acceptance through report issuance when remote auditing
  • Identify and obtain audit evidence for generally material accounts

Objectives:

Learning Outcomes

  • Recognize the differences between conducting a traditional audit and a remote audit.
  • Identify engagement wide considerations under a remote audit, including client acceptance, risk assessment, fraud, and documentation.
  • Identify considerations related to remote auditing within specific areas of the audit, including material asset and liability account, walk-throughs of internal controls, and inventory procedures.

Major Topics:

Key Topics

  • Basics of remote auditing.
  • Engagement-wide considerations when remote auditing.
  • Narrow topic considerations when remote auditing.

Designed For:

Who Will Benefit

Auditors in practice