Sarbanes-Oxley Update - Accounting Risk Assessment considerations - 20 years later

Overview

It's been 20 years and counting since the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation was passed. In theory the legislative requirements outlined are still in place. Although the requirements haven't changed, time has changed and as a result, execution of the processes has most likely changed.

Speaker: Lynn Fountain

Highlights

• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Accounting Risk Assessment

Prerequisites

Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley

Designed For

Accountants, Internal and External Auditors, Finance Professionals   

Objectives

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• Review Accounting Risk Assessment factors per AS5
• Consider changes required to Accounting Risk Assessment and considerations of SAS 145
• Consider impact of evolving issues
• The impact of technology
• Impact of critical audit matters
• The impact of ESG
• Review a six-step process to executing an accounting risk assessment

Preparation

Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley

Notice

This course is provided by a third-party vendor. Please note that login instructions will not be available in the ‘My Upcoming CPE’ section of the NESCPA website. Instead, the login instructions will be sent directly to you via email by ACPEN. Upon completing the course, your hours will be recorded in the ‘My CPE Tracker’ section of the NESCPA website.