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The Yellow Book Interpreted - Monday, March 22 -: The Yellow Book was significantly revised in 2003 and changed again in 2007. New standards on continuing education, independence and quality control review are causing quite a stir in the auditing community. In this course, we will concentrate on...
Planning a Yellow Book Audit - Tuesday, March 23 -: Under Governmental Audit Standards, auditors can spend 40 percent of their audit budget in the planning phase alone. The Yellow Book is specific regarding the information gathering phase and the need to define specific criteria. Financial audits...
Building Persuasive Audit Reports in Compliance w/Yellow Book Reqs Requirements - Wednesday, March 24 -: Government Auditing Standards are specific about the contents of audit reports--more so than any other set of standards. The GAO asks auditors to use a persuasive format to support recommendations and conclusions. Stop wasting time writing basic...