The auditing standards are always changing. CCH's Top Auditing Issues for 2009 Course helps CPAs stay abreast of the most significant new standards and important projects. It does so by identifying the events of the past year that have developed into hot issues and reviewing the opportunities and pitfalls presented by the changes. The topics reviewed in this course were selected because of their impact on engagements and because of the role they play in understanding the audit landscape in the year ahead. Top Auditing Issues for 2009 will offer full coverage of the new Risk Assessment Standards, the most important standards to hit the auditing profession in years. These new standards will dramatically impact how practitioners do business. Top Auditing Issues for 2009 will help practitioners understand these new standards and put them into practice.

CCH's Top Accounting Issues for 2009 Course helps CPAs stay abreast of the most significant new standards and important projects. It does so by identifying the events of the past year that have developed into hot issues and reviewing the opportunities and pitfalls presented by the changes. The topics reviewed were selected because of their impact on financial reporting and because of the role they play in understanding the accounting landscape in the year ahead.

This book provides a review of the top accounting and auditing issues faced by preparers of governmental and not-for-profit financial statements and their auditors. Key areas covered include: GASB 87, Leases; revenue recognition, including grants and contracts; risk assessment; and financial reporting. Key topics include: · Current GASB developments · Audit issues related to GASB developments · Recent GASB pronouncements and their impact on accounting and reporting · Top advice from the AICPA’s Technical Hotline and the GASB Technical Inquiry System

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