Single Auditing Made Simple

Description

Single auditing can seem complex. With thousands of pages of potential AICPA, GAO, and OMB literature coming together for the audit of one client, auditors can easily lose focus and confidence in what they are supposed to do; however, it does not have to be that way. This course is designed to sharpen your skills and knowledge in performing single audits and eliminate wasted efforts under the 2024 Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards revision.

Highlights

  • The key requirements and responsibilities related to the schedule of expenditures of federal awards and the determination of major programs
  • The processes of determining the direct and material compliance requirements, obtaining an understanding of and testing the related internal controls, and performing compliance testing
  • The development and reporting of findings in the schedule of findings and questioned costs
  • Additional performance and reporting responsibilities

Objectives

  • Thoroughly understand what a single audit includes and excludes
  • Apply some of the best practices and avoid some of the worst mistakes seen in single audits
  • Skillfully apply today's single audit requirements

Designed For

Not-for-profit and government auditors

Leaders

Diane Edelstein

Diane E. Edelstein is a Senior Partner at Maher Duessel in Pittsburgh and has over 30 years of experience in public accounting. Her entire auditing career has focused on nonprofits, governments, and Single Audits. She now works part time and specializes in teaching and consulting. Diane was a member of the AICPA NPO Planning Conference Committee from 2012 to 2017 and spoke each year on Single Audit topics. She is also a past member of the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center Executive Committee. She has conducted peer reviews of Single Audits and is a prior member of the PICPA Professional Ethics Committee. Diane received a B.A. in accounting (with distinction) from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.