Avoiding Peer Review Deficiencies and Professional Liability in Public Accounting
Overview
Peer review deficiencies and professional liability claims result from both audit and nonaudit services. This course will provide best practices for avoiding legal liability and quality control concerns for a wide variety of professional services offered by public accountants.
Delivery Method: Individual webcast
CPE Credit: Auditing
Program Level: Basic
Highlights
- Differentiating risks faced when performing various levels of professional services, such as audits, reviews, compilations, preparing financial statements, bookkeeping, tax return preparation, and similar
- Best practices for preventing quality control concerns that could lead to peer review deficiencies or malpractice claims
- Establishing an understanding with the client to minimize misunderstandings as to the nature and scope of engagements
- Explain situations when independence should be appropriately safeguarded when performing nonattest services
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Anyone who performs audit or other attest services
Objectives
- Recall the nature of risks faced when performing a variety of professional services for clients
- Explain how to mitigate risks faced by all CPAs in performing professional services
- List best practices for maintaining quality control for all professional engagements
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Jennifer Louis, Emergent Solutions Group, LLC
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 25 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of
technical and "soft skills" topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003, she founded Emergent Solutions Group,
LLC, where she focuses her energy on designing and delivering high-quality, practical, and engaging accounting and auditing training.
She was most recently Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education, and prior to that served as
Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly-respected training and audit process consulting
firm. Before joining AuditWatch, Jennifer was the Financial/Operational Audit Manager at AARP. At the start of her professional
career, Jennifer was an Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she frequently served as a local and national instructor.
Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA-Accounting. Besides loving life on the lake with her
husband in Charlotte, NC, she enjoys hiking with her little dog Frodo Beggins, and savoring any precious moments spent with her two
young adult boys.
Non-Member Price $159.00
Member Price $129.00