Assessing Independence Under the New Yellow Book (1 hour)

Overview

Individuals who work in a governmental environment have many rules of ethics that must be followed. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issues Yellow Book providing rules related to ethics and independence, which received a significant update in 2018. We’ll review some of the key elements of ethics relevant to governmental entities and auditors to prevent independence noncompliance. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Highlights

The major topics covered in this course include:

• Threats and safeguards
• Independence Rules
• GAGAS

Designed For

Practitioners in public practice that serve governmental and nonprofit entities

Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

• Recall safeguards that can be used to reduce threats to an acceptable level
• Identify threats to independence

Notice

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