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Annual Accounting and Auditing Update & Review

Exam Questions: 120
Course Level: Basic
Pages: 766 | Content: 738, Supplemental: 28
NASBA Area of Study: Accounting and Auditing
Not Acceptable for: Enrolled Agents
Version: 5410Y

The purpose of this course is to inform the reader of the various changes affecting accounting, compilation and review, and auditing engagements, as well as a review and recall of existing standards. Topics include a summary of newly issued FASB statements, new statements issued by the Auditing Standards Board, changes in compilation and review engagements, current and pending developments, practice issues, and more. ***PLEASE NOTE: This course qualifies for 16 Accounting hours and 8 Auditing hours. Not acceptable for Enrolled Agents. All course material provided. Prerequisites: Basic understanding of U.S. GAAP, compilation and review, and auditing standards. Course level: Basic.

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Table of Contents
  • The New Allowance For Credit Losses: ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments
  • Accounting and Financial Disclosures for the Employee Retention Credit
  • (ERC) and the Pass-Through Entity (PTE) Tax - 2024/
  • The New Lease Standard - ASU 2016-02 and Other Amendments
  • Post-Implementation Issues - 2024 Edition
  • Selected Newly Issued Accounting Standards Updates
  • Accounting and Financial Reporting in a Post-COVID Economy - 2024
  • Current Developments- Accounting and Financial Reporting - 2024
  • Auditing Developments including New Auditing Standards
  • SAS Nos. 143-145 - 2024
  • SAS Nos. 146-149 - Recently Issued Auditing Standards
  • Compilation and Review Update and Review - 2024
Objectives
  • To recognize examples of assets that are and are not subject to the ASC 326-20 expected credit loss model
  • To recognize the model that ASU 2016-13 uses to deal with credit losses
  • To recall how an entity should present the allowance for credit losses on the balance sheet
  • To identify how credit losses should be recorded under new ASU 2016-13
  • To recognize some of the disclosures required by ASU 2016-13
  • To identify examples of entities that are under common control
  • To identify how a decline in fair value of a held-to-maturity debt security should be handled under GAAP
  • To recognize the new impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities under ASC 326-30
  • To identify how an entity should implement the ASU 2016-13 rules
  • To recognize the type of expense that is the basis for measuring the amount of the ERC
  • To identify where to present the ERC in the statement of income using the ASC 958 conditional contribution model
  • To recognize where to present the ERC in the statement of income using the IAS 20 grant model
  • To recognize the proper presentation of the ERC in a tax-basis statement of income
  • To identify how to account for an ERC filing in 2023
  • To recognize a technique that has been attempted to circumvent the SALT deduction limitation
  • To identify how to account for the PTE tax in an entity's financial statements
  • To recognize the requirements for recording deferred state income taxes with respect to the PTE tax election
  • To identify disclosures that should be made for the PTE tax
  • To recognize a key change made to GAAP by the new lease standard
  • To identify a type of lease that exists for a lessee under ASU 2016-02
  • To recall a type of lease for which the ASU 2016-02 rules do not apply
  • To identify some of the types of benefits a lessee can obtain from a leased asset
  • To identify a threshold for a lease term to be considered a major part of an asset's remaining economic life
  • To recognize who an entity might not want to use the risk-free rate to compute the present value of lease payments
  • To identify how a lessee should account for initial direct costs
  • To recognize items that are and are not components of a lease term
  • To recall the method a lessee should use to record interest expense on a lease obligation
  • To identify some types of leases for a lessor
  • To recall how a lessor should initially account for initial direct costs for a lease in certain instances
  • To identify how a lessor should account for lease payments received on the income statement for an operating lease
  • To recall how a lessor should classify certain cash receipts on the statement of cash flows
  • To recognize how certain existing leases are accounted for on the implementation date of ASU 2016-02
  • To identify how deferred income taxes will be treated for lessees under ASU 2016-02
  • To recall the potential impact that the new lease standard might have on a lessee's EBITDA and debt-equity ratios
  • To recall the IRS rules regarding when an entity should and should not capitalize a lease for tax purposes
  • To recognize how to account for a joint venture
  • To identify how to measure a crypto asset and record it on the balance sheet and income statement
  • To recall some of the new disclosures for income taxes required by ASU 2023-09
  • To recognize some types of concentrations that might require disclosure under the risk and uncertainty rules
  • To identify the definition of "near term"
  • To recall the frequency in which an entity should test goodwill for impairment
  • To recall how to classify business interruption insurance proceeds on the financial statements
  • To recognize the relationship that a change in interest rates has on real estate values
  • To identify the benchmark used to determine going concern
  • To recognize how to report on going concern in an engagement
  • To identify a method that can be used to measure variable consideration revenue
  • To recognize an example of a construction-type contract
  • To identify an advantage of remote auditing
  • To recognize a reason to justify using LIFO for GAAP
  • To identify whether the LIFO IPIC approach is acceptable for GAAP
  • To identify the goal of the FASB's Disaggregation-Income Statement Expenses project
  • To recognize one of the characteristics of a multi-employer pension plan
  • To recognize the impact that life expectancy has on the amount of a pension liability
  • To identify the shift in the types of retirement plans over the past decade
  • To recall an example of a financial instrument subject to the concentration of credit risk disclosure
  • To identify the requirements of the SEC's ESG disclosures
  • To recall the general GAAP rule for management's evaluation of going concern
  • To recognize the VIE accounting alternative for leases under common control in ASU 2018-17
  • To recognize when a state might be able to charge sales tax under the Wayfair decision
  • To review the accounting for a net operating loss
  • To recall the rule for deductibility of interest in IRC 163(j)
  • To recognize the difference between fraud and an error
  • To recall the three conditions of the fraud triangle
  • To recognize an example of a misappropriation of assets
  • To identify an example of an accounting estimate related to classes of transactions, account balances and disclosures identified in SAS No. 143
  • To recognize how inherent and control risks should be assessed in accordance with SAS No. 143
  • To recognize an example of an inherent risk factor
  • To identify examples of approaches that can be performed in assessing the risks of material misstatement from accounting estimates
  • To recall one of the amendments made to AU-C 501 by SAS No. 144 in connection with using the work of an external inventory-taking firm
  • To identify some instances in which an auditor may conclude that a specialist's work is not adequate
  • To identify a type of risk-assessment procedure that an auditor can use in accordance with SAS No. 145
  • To recall examples of risk-assessment procedures that an auditor may perform in SAS No. 145
  • To recognize how to perform risk-assessment procedures when relying on information obtained from previous experience with an entity
  • To identify examples of risk-assessment procedures to obtain audit evidence in accordance with SAS No. 145
  • To recognize a new requirement made by SAS No. 145 in connection with assessing inherent risk and control risk in an audit

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