Checkpoint® Tools

Checkpoint Tools conform to the way you work in a familiar Word or Excel format whether you prefer print, CD, or online guidance. It is easy to implement these electronic tools into your workflow since the convenient Word and Excel format eliminates learning curve and manual copy and paste of information. Checkpoint Tools work with any leading paperless engagement software or with Word and Excel alone.

Checkpoint Tools can be easily installed to your local computer by downloading from Checkpoint, the industry leading online research platform. Reference links in the Checkpoint Tools documents allow you to access content specific guidance in your subscribed PPC guides on Checkpoint with the click of a mouse.

Checkpoint® Tools

• PPC's SMART Practice Aids®
• PPC's Practice Aids
• PPC's Workpapers
• PPC's Interactive Disclosure Libraries
• PPC's Engagement Letter Generator

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PPC's Practice Aids

PPC's Practice Aids are Microsoft® Word and Excel versions of all of the editable practice aids in the related PPC Guide. PPC's Practice Aids include value added productivity features that save completion and review time, including:

• Automatic entry of common engagement information
• One-click signoffs for programs and checklists
• Highlighting of unsigned audit program steps
• Reporting of audit program changes
• Live links into professional standards and PPC guidance
• Math capabilities, with built in formulas
• Controls over viewing and printing Practical Considerations
• Quick fill-in features for confirmations and letters
• Tickmarks that work on all Word and Excel documents
• Share key documents with your clients
• Access practice aids on your hard drive when working in the field

PPC's Tax Practice Aids

PPC's Practice Aids are available for the following industries:

Accounting and Reporting for Estates and Trusts (PETE)
Related Title: Guide to Accounting and Reporting for Estates and Trusts (AET)

Auditor's Reports (PARE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Auditor's Reports (GAR)

Audits of 403(b) Plans (P43B)

Audits of Employee Benefit Plans (PEBE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Audits of Employee Benefit Plans (EBP)

Audits of Financial Institutions (PAFE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Audits of Financial Institutions (AFI)

Audits of Local Governments (PLGE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Audits of Local Governments (ALG)

Audits of Nonprofit Organizations (PNPE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Audits of Nonprofit Organizations (NPO)

Audits of Nonpublic Companies (PBSE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Audits of Nonpublic Companies (ASB)

Business Valuations (PBVE)
Related Title: Guide to Business Valuations (VAL)

Cash, Tax, and Other Bases of Accounting (PCTE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Cash, Tax, and Other Bases of Accounting (OFS)

Compilation & Review Engagements (PCRE)
Compilation & Review Reports (PRCE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Compilation & Review Engagements (CAR)

Construction Contractors (PCNE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Construction Contractors (CON)

Dealerships (PDLE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Dealerships (DLR)

Forecasts & Projections (PFOE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Forecasts & Projections (FAP)

Government Financial Statements (PGFE)
Related Title: Guide to Preparing Governmental Financial Statements (GFS)

Homeowners' Associations (PHAE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Homeowners' Associations (HOA)

HUD Audits (PHDE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to HUD Audits (HUD)

Internal Control and Fraud Prevention (PICE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Internal Control and Fraud Prevention (ICF)

Limited-Scope Audits of Standard 401(k) Plans (PLSE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Audits of Employee Benefit Plans (EBP)

Managing an Accounting Practice (PPME)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Managing an Accounting Practice (GPM)

Nontraditional Engagements (PNEE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Nontraditional Engagements (NTE)

Nonprofit Financial and Accounting (PNBE)
Related Title: Nonprofit Financial and Accounting Manual (NBK)

PCAOB Audits (PASE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to PCAOB Audits (PCA)

Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals (PPOE)
Related Title: Guide to Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals (PHY)

Quality Control (PQCE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Quality Control (GQC)

Quality Control - International (PGIQ)

Quality Control—Compilation and Review (PGCE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Quality Control—Compilation and Review (GCR)

Real Estate (PREE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Real Estate (ARE)

Restaurants and Bars (PSTE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Restaurants and Bars (RST)

Single Audits (PSAE)
Related title: PPC's Guide to Single Audits (GSA)

Small Business Consulting Engagements (PBCE)
Related Title: Guide to Small Business Consulting Engagements (SBC)

Write-Up Services (PWUE)
Related Title: Guide to Write-Up Services (WUS)

NEW! Based on the PPC Practice Aid format in Word and Excel used by thousands of firms, these practice aids contain extensive practical considerations and tips throughout to help you conduct these engagements effectively and efficiently.

Reporting on Controls of Service Organizations (PCSE)

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PPC's Workpapers
PPC's Workpapers for Audit and Tax are Microsoft® Excel templates that provide additional workpapers not found in PPC guides. PPC's Workpapers standardize your processes in a cost effective way with value added productivity features that save completion and review time, including:

• Dynamically changing content based on your input
• Notes to guide the user to enter proper information
• Advanced diagnostics to point out potential input errors
• Automatic calculation fields increase productivity and reduce errors
• Tickmark capability to make review easy

PPC's Tax Workpapers

PPC's Workpapers are available for the following industries:

PPC's Workpapers for Nonpublic Companies (WPCE)
Related Title: Audits of Nonpublic Companies (ASB)
Related Title: Guide to Compilation and Review (CAR)

PPC's Workpapers for Local Governments (WPGE)
Related title: Guide to Audits of Local Governments (ALG)

PPC's Workpapers for Nonprofit Organizations (WPNE)
Related title: Guide to Audits of Nonprofit Organizations (NPO)

PPC's Workpapers for Employee Benefit Plans (WPEE)
Related title: Guide to Audits of Employee Benefit Plans (EBP)

1120 Workpapers (W20E)
Related title: 1120 Deskbook (T20)

1120S Workpapers (W2SE)
Related title: 1120S Deskbook (T2S)

1065 Workpapers (W65E)
Related title: 1065 Deskbook (T65)

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PPC's Interactive Disclosure Libraries

PPC's Interactive Disclosure Libraries contain our user-friendly disclosure checklist, plus hundreds of example disclosures that you can paste directly into your financial statements. It is the most comprehensive resource available for financial statement preparers with value added productivity features, including:

• Easy to use Excel checklist links to examples in Word with a click of the mouse
• Keyword search makes it easy to find just the example you need
• Copy and paste examples to your financial statements
• More disclosure examples than found in any other product

PPC's Interactive Disclosure Libraries are available for the following industries:

Interactive Disclosure Library for Nonpublic Companies (IDLR)
Related Title: Audits of Nonpublic Companies (ASB)
Related Title: Preparing Financial Statements (PFS)

Interactive Disclosure Library for Governments (IDGR)
Related Title: Audits of Local Governments (ALG)
Related Title: Preparing Governmental Financial Statements (GFS)

Interactive Disclosure Library for Nonprofit Organizations (IDNR)
Related Title: Audits of Nonprofit Organizations (NPO)
Related Title: Preparing Nonprofit Financial Statements (NFS)

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PPC's Engagement Letter Generator
PPC's Engagement Letter Generator contains enhanced Microsoft Word versions of over 45 of our most common engagement letters for audit, attest, compilation, review, tax and consulting engagements. You can easily automate the process of drafting engagement letters using PPC's industry-leading content by inserting client and engagement information and adding optional text into your letters. And since each letter is produced in Microsoft® Word format, you can easily edit it and change the format to your personal needs. Save significant time on every engagement by automating the most common and difficult tailoring tasks, including:

• Selection of appropriate letter based on engagement type
• Wizard screen for input speeds up letter preparation
• Dedicated fields ensure quality control
• Easily add additional paragraphs as needed
• Create a professional looking, customized letter for each client engagement

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PPC's SMART Practice Aids®
Click here for more information on our innovative tools available in the SMART Audit Suite including Risk Assessment, Internal Control, Disclosure, Field Work and Single Audit.