About this Course
Topics covered include:
SSARS Framework for Compilations and Reviews;
SSARS Requirements Compilations;
Common Compilation Procedures;
SSARS Requirements Reviews;
Common Review Procedures;
Accountants' Reports: Reporting Requirements and Modifications to Reports;
Preparation of Financial Statements (AR-C 70);
Common Deficiencies in Compilation and Review Engagements.
Upon completing this course, you should be able to:
Identify the requirements of SSARS related to compilation and review engagements;
Recognize the common compilation and review procedures performed;
Describe the reporting on review and compilation engagements;
Recognize the modifications to the standard review and compilation reports;
Differentiate AR-C sections;
Identify the new section on international reporting issues;
Recognize what to do if an accountant becomes aware that the financial information presented in a client's financial statements is incorrect;
Differentiate correct statements representing compilation engagements and preparation engagements;
Describe accountant independence for a compilation engagement;
Identify how materiality applies in a review engagement;
Recognize which confirms the representations explicitly or implicitly communicated to the accountant;
Describe the SSARS requirements for an accountant's compilation report.