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Based on the AICPA Competency Framework: Governmental Auditing, these learning resources are designed to help CPAs understand the knowledge and skills necessary to perform high-quality Single Audits, Yellow Book audits, and audits of state and local government financial statements. Resources include the most up-to-date information on the Uniform Guidance and recent GASB statements including GASB Statement No. 68 and GASB Statement No. 72.

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How to Prepare for Your Organization’s Single Audit

This blog post shares valuable best practices for preparing for a single audit that can minimize your worries and set you on the road to success.

Article Auditee considerations Foundational

11 tips for success with single audits

This article discusses best practices that firms would be wise to consider as they perform single audits.

Article Single audit Intermediate

A 10-K for the taxpayer

This article provides an overview of the federal financial report to help CPAs—who play an important role in guiding citizens and policymakers on financial...

Article Government financial statement audit Foundational

Avoiding Common Errors in Not-for-Profit Financial Reporting

In this archived webcast, geared towards not-for-profits and their auditors, we will explore some of the most common, material errors encountered when conducting...

Webcast Audit Intermediate

2016 OMB Compliance Supplement and Single Audit Update

This archived web event will help prepare you to use the updated Compliance Supplement(Supplement) and learn about other recent single audit developments.

Webcast Single audit Foundational

2016 GAQC Annual Update Webcast

This archived annual GAQC webcast is designed to help improve the quality of governmental audits by creating an awareness of matters that need to be considered by...

Webcast GASB accounting requirements Intermediate

Risks of not-for-profit and government audits

This article provides tips to help mitigate the risk of a professional liability claim relating to the performance of government and NFP audits.

Article Government financial statement audit Foundational

Federal Agency Requests for Auditor Certifications

This article reminds auditors to not sign a certification statement stating that the entity has appropriate controls or financial systems to administer federal...

Article Internal control Foundational

Government Auditing Standards, December 2011 Revision

The professional standards and guidance contained in the Government Auditing Standards provide a framework for conducting high quality audits with competence,...

Article Yellow Book Foundational

Why Audit Quality is Important for Auditees?

This article discusses why auditees should be concerned about audit quality, including the importance of having a quality audit.

Article Auditee considerations Intermediate

Invigorate the Focus on Quality Toolkit

This toolkit contains resources to help invigorate the focus on quality in your practice

Tool Firm operations Foundational