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Internal Controls for Nonprofit and Governments: Effective Procedures
Auditors evaluate internal controls under SASs, Yellow Book and Single Audits (A-133).

Overview of 2008 PPC Guides to Audits of Local Governments
The 2008 Edition of PPC’s Guide to Audits of Local Governments has been completely updated for the 2007 Yellow Book and the SAS No. 112 compliant Yellow Book and Single Audit auditor’s report examples. This session will guide you through these changes and also through the PPC risk-based practice aids unique to governmental units. The discussion will address the audit requirements for the latest GASB pronouncements, including complex pension disclosures and requirements for intangible assets.

An Interpreted Approach to Cost Allocations
Learn to develop an audit plan based upon a benefits received approach to cost allocations. This session will illustrate the cost allocation requirements under FASB standards, OMB Circulars, and the IRS code.

Risk Assessment for Nonprofit Organizations
Part one of this two part series will focus on a three step approach to risk assessment which includes identifying risk, assessing risk, and responding to risk. An overview of PPC practice aids will highlight the unique risk factors applicable to nonprofit organizations.
Part two of this Risk Assessment session will focus on the unique audit considerations related to risk-based audits of nonprofit organizations. Topics will include support revenue, fee based revenue, functional expense allocation, fundraising efforts and investments.

Keeping Up With Single Audit Changes
Learn about recent developments and activities affecting single audits. This session will focus on the results of the national single audit sampling project, single audit quality issues and initiatives, the 2008 Compliance Supplement, changes to the AICPA audit guide, and Federal Audit Clearinghouse issues. Hear how the findings of the national single audit sampling project may affect your single audit engagements and learn how to avoid common single audit deficiencies.

SMART e-Tools: Making Your Life Easier
Hear about ways to gain efficiencies through practical applications of PPC Smart Tools to risk-based audits. An emphasis will be placed on using electronic tools to: make audit planning decisions, document planning and fieldwork procedures, identify and evaluate audit risk, and design efficient audit programs.

Risk-Based Audits Under the New Consolidated HUD Audit Guide
This session will discuss leveraging property lifecycles in your risk assessment and internal testing required by the new HUD Consolidated Audit Guide. Topics will include auditing HAP Contracts and evaluating management agent operations.

Government Auditing Standards (the Yellow Book) Update
The 2007 Yellow Book is out! Find out about key revisions in the 2007 edition of Government Auditing Standards and gain insights on how its provisions will affect your audit practice. Hear the latest implementation guidance on topics such as quality assurance, nonaudit services, ethics, use of the Yellow Book with other standards, CPE, independence, abuse, and reporting.

The Impact of Risk Assessment Standards on Your Client
Discover how the impact of a risk-based approach can affect your client’s relationships with shareholders, finance sources, and oversight agencies. Topics will include framing internal control deficiency communications, integrating the compliance audit and the financial statement audit, and using the results of unique industry ratios to customize audit testing and management comments.

Strategic Briefing on Tax, Standards, Legislation
Get the latest developments on what affects nonprofit and governments the most. This session will recap recent legislative developments and look ahead to how to best prepare your organization for the future.

Changes to the 2008 PPC Guide to Audits of Nonprofits
What have regulators done this year that affect nonprofit organizations? This session will provide up-tothe- minute updates on pronouncements affecting the nonprofit industry. This review includes a practical approach to help you assist your client comply with reporting requirements under the AICPA, GAO and OMB standards as well as a focus on how to transition your client to risk-based auditing.

SAS 112 and SAS 114: What’s Changed?
SAS No. 112 and SAS No.114 establish standards for communicating with your clients before, during, and at the conclusion of the audit. This session presents a tool to evaluate internal control deficiencies and practical guidance on how to frame deficiency comments.

Risk Assessment for Governments (Part I)
Part one of this two part series focuses on a three-step approach to risk assessment, which includes identifying risk, assessing risk, and responding to risk. An overview of PPC practice aids will highlight the unique risk factors applicable to governmental entities.

Work Paper Documentation—An Efficient Approach
Sit with us and explore ways to use PPC’s Guides to develop efficient work paper documentation. Learn to integrate planning documentation and substantive testing for the financial audit and the compliance audit.  We will provide a comparison of PPC Practice guides that focus on internal control documentation, risk assessment summary, and tailoring audit programs.

Financial Reporting Deficiencies: Understanding Your Duties
This session will focus on a report from peer review and the PCIE. Topics include commonly noted deficiencies related to GAAP standards, compliance audit requirements, sufficiency of audit procedures and work paper documentation.

Risk Assessment for Governments (Part II)
Part two of this session focuses on revenue sources, expenditure testing and payroll testing.

OCBOA: Understanding the Advantages
This session will answer your questions and give you a clear direction for maneuvering through the uncertainties of preparing OCBOA financial statements, including financial reporting and disclosure for cash and tax basis statements.

Fraud: Where Are You Most Vulnerable?
What makes a nonprofit organization or a governmental entity vulnerable to fraud? What unique fraud schemes and scams are perpetrated in these organizations? This session addresses the specialized fraud detection and prevention techniques applicable to nonprofit organizations and governmental units.

A Look Ahead: Top Issues That Will Affect Your Firm
We’ve looked at what keeps your client up at night, now we address what will keep you up at night! The staff may have mastered risk-based auditing techniques, but has the firm adopted management practices compatible to the new auditing environment?