Accounting and Auditing Update for Small Businesses

Description

Designed specifically for practitioners providing accounting and auditing services to small businesses, this course offers critical updates on recent developments in accounting, auditing, compilation, preparation, and review standards. Other professional guidance affecting small businesses and their auditors is also covered. The materials provided include practical application to enhance your ability to
understand and apply the standards to real-life scenarios. Given the rapid pace of regulatory changes in today's landscape, it is imperative to stay abreast of the current issues shaping the profession.

Highlights

  • Accounting standards updates, including an update on leases, financial instruments, and revenue recognition
  • Latest activity from FASB, ASB, and ARSC
  • An update on audit and attest standards
  • Private company financial reporting
  • Types of small business audits

Objectives

  • Identify recently issued FASB, ASB, and ARSC guidance and standards that affect small businesses.
  • Identify key concepts related to exposure drafts and other projects in accounting and auditing.
  • Recognize the nuances of small business audits: who needs them and why.

Designed For

CPAs who require a review of recent accounting and auditing pronouncements



Leaders

Joselin Martin

Joselin Martin is the CEO of True North CFO consulting services, partnering with company leadership to identify and meet strategic, operational and financial goals.

Prior to founding True North, Ms. Martin was a construction CFO for over 20 years. She previously worked in public accounting and taught at the university level. She has served on several boards, including the Maryland Association of CPAs, and as the chair of both the AICPA America Regional Advisory Panel and the Institute for Certified Construction Industry Professionals. She was recognized as a 2019 AIPCA/MACPA Experienced Woman to Watch.

Joselin has been honored with the 2023 AICPA Outstanding Facilitator Award.