CPE + Events Catalog

From Plan to Practice: Successfully Implementing Your Firm's Quality Management System (4 hours - early morning) - Webcast
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $205
The accounting profession is undergoing a major transformation with the introduction of the AICPA's new Quality Management (QM) standards, effective December 15, 2025. These standards replace traditional quality control models with a proactive, risk-based approach that firms must tailor to their unique services and operations. Understanding these changes is critical for firms of all sizes to maintain compliance and uphold engagement quality. This seminar is designed to help CPA firms transition to the new QM framework. Gain an in-depth overview of Statements on Quality Management Standards (SQMS) Nos. 1 and 2, practical implementation strategies, and key insights to ensure your firm is prepared for the upcoming deadline.OSCPA has partnered with the Iowa Society of CPAs for this event.
2025 Accounting & Auditing Update for Small Businesses (4 hours - afternoon) - NEW! - Webcast Replay
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $195
This update course focuses on the accounting and auditing changes that matter most to small businesses. We'll begin with an overview of the FASB's Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) most likely to impact small business entities, followed by insights from the 2024 Private Company Council (PCC) Review and FASB's Invitation to Comment - Agenda Consultation, which will guide future standard-setting initiatives relevant to small businesses. Next, we'll explore alternative financial reporting frameworks that may offer practical solutions for small businesses seeking options beyond US GAAP. Finally, we'll shift to the auditing perspective, examining the new quality management standards that practitioners providing attest services including compilations for small business clients must implement. This session equips you with the insights and tools needed to navigate the evolving landscape of small business accounting and auditing with confidence.
Haig's Preparation, Compilation and Review Standards Update: The Best SSARS Update for Practitioners - Beaverton
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Beaverton
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $320
This course includes an analysis of all the relevant authoritative pronouncements that a CPA must understand in order to properly perform preparation, compilation and review engagements. Troublesome areas as identified in peer reviews and litigation will be addressed. Participants who take this course will enjoy a smooth sailing in their peer reviews guaranteed! The new Quality Management Standards that replace the Quality Control Standards will be discussed! Don't miss this chance to elevate your skills and stay ahead of the curve. Walter Haig's Preparation, Compilation, and Review Standards Update is not just an event; it's an investment in your professional success!
Haig's Preparation, Compilation and Review Standards Update: The Best SSARS Update for Practitioners - Webcast
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $320
This course includes an analysis of all the relevant authoritative pronouncements that a CPA must understand in order to properly perform preparation, compilation and review engagements. Troublesome areas as identified in peer reviews and litigation will be addressed. Participants who take this course will enjoy a smooth sailing in their peer reviews guaranteed! The new Quality Management Standards that replace the Quality Control Standards will be discussed! Don't miss this chance to elevate your skills and stay ahead of the curve. Walter Haig's Preparation, Compilation, and Review Standards Update is not just an event; it's an investment in your professional success!
2024 Annual Update for Accountants & Auditors
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
This course will start with the Accounting Standard Updates effective in 2024 for public entities, private entities, and nonprofits. We'll then switch our attention to the items coming down the pike, including a look at the projects identified by the FASB's Invitation to Comment: Agenda Consultation. We'll also review year 2 considerations for leases including modification accounting. Then we will switch gears, switching to the audit side of the house. We'll review the impact of the changes to auditing group audits as well as the status of the AICPA's quality management project management. This course will keep auditors up to date on the work of the ASB.
2024 Deep Dive into Quality Management (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Quality management will have a big impact on CPA firms. This course will cover both SQMS 1 and 2 as well as the related engagement level standards (SAS 146 and SSARS 26). The new standards will require a risk-based approach to quality management as well as the documentation of an information & communication process. This two hour class will provide a deep dive into what you need to know to start your implementation process!
Surgent's Guide to the AICPA Quality Management Standards (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Over the past few years, the AICPA revamped the quality management standards by issuing Statement on Quality Management Standards 1, 2, and 3 (SQMS 1, SQMS 2, and SQMS 3, respectively), SSARS No. 26, and SAS 146, Quality Management for an Engagement Conducted in Accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (SAS 146). These standards, effective December 15, 2025, modernize quality management standards to reflect an increased focus on risk assessment, technology use, and the presence of outside experts on many engagements. With a risk-based approach, the standards enhance requirements for engagement quality reviews, encourage QMS monitoring, and focus on the entire system of quality control maintained by a firm. We will cover the key provisions of the standards, how to effectively implement them, and what you need to do today to prepare for the required implementation. The earlier your firm begins the transition, the better off you will be.
Surgent's Compilations, Reviews, and Preparations: Engagement Performance and Annual Update
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $299
Specifically designed for preparation, compilation, and review practitioners, this course will provide you with a comprehensive review and hands-on application for performing financial statement preparation, compilation, and review engagements. You will learn the ins and outs of applying SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification, as well as the additional guidance related to SSARS engagements through the issuance of SSARS Nos. 22-26 by the ARSC. In addition to SSARS 26, the entire suite of quality management standards is discussed. However, knowing the standards is not enough. You need to be able to effectively apply them. To support this, the course will review recent peer review feedback on SSARS engagements, providing insights on how to successfully apply this guidance. Not only will this course bring you up to date on SSARS requirements and guidance, but more importantly, it will provide you with practical examples and illustrations to help you effectively and efficiently perform these types of engagements. This course is intended to be your go-to reference for training your staff and managing your SSARS No. 21-26 services in compliance with professional, ethical, and technical requirements.
Setting a New Standard for Quality: Practical Guidance to Implement the AICPA's New Quality Management Standards (1 hour)
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Online
1.0 Credits
Member Price: $39
The AICPA issued new Quality Management Standards that require all accounting firms that perform audit, review, compilation, attestation, and agreed-upon procedures engagements to comply with the enhanced Quality Management Standards by December 15, 2025. The most significant change in the new Quality Management Standards is the requirement that firms identify and assess quality risks specific to their practices and then design and implement responses to each identified quality risk. This program will help you understand the new Quality Management Standards, provide practical guidance for adoption, and respond to the requirements of the new Quality Management Standards.
2024 What's Going on at the AICPA (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
The AICPA's Auditing Standards Board has several large projects that will be impacting entities in the near future. We'll take a deep dive into the changes related quality management as well as group audits. We'll also review common audit deficiencies. This course will keep auditors up to date on the work of the ASB.
2024 Revision to Government Auditing Standards Impact (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $149
This course will provide an update of Government Auditing Standards as a result of the GAO's issuance of the 2024 Revision to Government Auditing Standards. The course will focus on the Revisions impact on financial statement audits. The course will also focus on the impact of Quality Management Standards as well as clarify as to when the concept of reporting key audit matters might apply for financial audits. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
2024 Annual Update for Accountants & Auditors
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $239
This course will start with the Accounting Standard Updates effective in 2024 for public entities, private entities, and nonprofits. We'll then switch our attention to the items coming down the pike, including a look at the projects identified by the FASB's Invitation to Comment: Agenda Consultation. We'll also review year 2 considerations for leases including modification accounting. Then we will switch gears, switching to the audit side of the house. We'll review the impact of the changes to auditing group audits as well as the status of the AICPA's quality management project management. This course will keep auditors up to date on the work of the ASB. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
2024 Annual Update for Not-for-Profit Accountants & Auditors
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $239
The Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC) has been meeting with FASB to discuss the impact of various standards on the nonprofit community. We'll look at the work of the NAC and the impact they've had. We'll then transition to the Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) issued by the FASB that impact nonprofit entities. We'll review year 2 considerations of the leases standard. We'll also review common nonprofit deficiencies identified in peer review. Once we've wrapped up the accounting update, the course shifts to the audit side of the house with a look at what's going on at the AICPA. We'll review the impact of the changes to group audits as the changes coming down the pike for quality management. This course will keep auditors up to date on the work of the ASB. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
2024 Yellow Book Update (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
More and more entities need Yellow Book engagements, including a growing number of for-profit entities. In this course, we will review the unique independence requirements in GAGAS. We'll also review the recent changes to quality management in Yellow Book. We'll close with a reminder of common deficiencies found in Yellow Book engagements.
2024 Accounting & Auditing Update (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
The course will start off with a look at the Accounting Standard Updates (ASUs) issued by the FASB that will be effective in 2024 as well as those that may be great for early adoption. The course will also review year 2 issues in lease accounting including how to handle lease modifications. We'll then turn our attention from accounting to auditing where we will cover the audit standards coming down the pike including group audit and quality management.
2024 Annual Update for Accountants & Auditors
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Online
8.0 Credits
Member Price: $225
This course will start with the Accounting Standard Updates effective in 2024 for public entities, private entities, and nonprofits. We'll then switch our attention to the items coming down the pike, including a look at the projects identified by the FASB's Invitation to Comment: Agenda Consultation. We'll also review year 2 considerations for leases including modification accounting. Then we will switch gears, switching to the audit side of the house. We'll review the impact of the changes to auditing group audits as well as the status of the AICPA's quality management project management. This course will keep auditors up to date on the work of the ASB.
2024 Deep Dive into Quality Management (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $79
Quality management will have a big impact on CPA firms. This course will cover both SQMS 1 and 2 as well as the related engagement level standards (SAS 146 and SSARS 26). The new standards will require a risk-based approach to quality management as well as the documentation of an information & communication process. This two hour class will provide a deep dive into what you need to know to start your implementation process!
Surgent's Guide to the AICPA Quality Management Standards (2 hours)
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Online
2.0 Credits
Member Price: $99
Over the past few years, the AICPA revamped the quality management standards by issuing Statement on Quality Management Standards 1, 2, and 3 (SQMS 1, SQMS 2, and SQMS 3, respectively), SSARS No. 26, and SAS 146, Quality Management for an Engagement Conducted in Accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (SAS 146). These standards, effective December 15, 2025, modernize quality management standards to reflect an increased focus on risk assessment, technology use, and the presence of outside experts on many engagements. With a risk-based approach, the standards enhance requirements for engagement quality reviews, encourage QMS monitoring, and focus on the entire system of quality control maintained by a firm. We will cover the key provisions of the standards, how to effectively implement them, and what you need to do today to prepare for the required implementation. The earlier your firm begins the transition, the better off you will be.
2024 What's Going on at the AICPA (4 hours)
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Online
4.0 Credits
Member Price: $129
The AICPA's Auditing Standards Board has several large projects that will be impacting entities in the near future. We'll take a deep dive into the changes related quality management as well as group audits. We'll also review common audit deficiencies. This course will keep auditors up to date on the work of the ASB.
Ask About QM Series (1 hour)
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Online
1.0 Credits
Quality management (QM) implementation Q&AsThe fast-paced and interactive QM series offers condensed, high-impact Q&As and live participant-driven discussions on focused topics that change each session. You will get practical answers to your specific QM implementation questions to support effective QM implementation within your organization.This series is free for OSCPA members.