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Peer Review Conference 2019


We will offer a full day of optional sessions on Monday, August 5, 2019. Back by popular demand will be the conference cases and concurrent sessions, along with an A&A update and its Impact on Peer Review. For the third year, we will offer topical breakout sessions.


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This includes sessions from the conference: Peer Review Conference 2019

Sessions Included:

Welcome & AICPA Update (Aug 06, 2019 07:00 AM)

Peer Review Update (Aug 06, 2019 08:30 AM)

An Inside Look at the Report Acceptance Process (Aug 06, 2019 10:20 AM)

Conference Cases (Aug 06, 2019 12:20 PM)

Peer Review Committee Members (Aug 06, 2019 02:20 PM)

Technical Reviewers (Aug 06, 2019 02:20 PM)

Experienced Peer Reviewers (Aug 06, 2019 02:20 PM)

New Peer Reviewers (Aug 06, 2019 02:20 PM)

A&A Update and Its Impact on Peer Review (Aug 07, 2019 07:00 AM)

Conference Cases (Aug 07, 2019 08:30 AM)

Broker-Dealers (Aug 07, 2019 10:20 AM)

Back to Basics: Peer Review Guidance (Aug 07, 2019 10:20 AM)

Navigating Dangerous Waters: Auditor's Risks to Independence (Aug 07, 2019 10:20 AM)

Peer Review Focus Areas: Internal Controls and Risk Assessment (Aug 07, 2019 12:20 PM)

AICPA Technical Hotline's Top A&A Issues Facing CPAs (Aug 07, 2019 02:15 PM)

Breaking Bad…News: Communication Strategies for Peer Reviewers (Aug 07, 2019 02:15 PM)

An Elemental Focus: Systems of Quality Control (Aug 07, 2019 02:15 PM)

$29900
Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Engagements under Government Auditing Standards Must Select Update
    Identification
    PER19201
    Date
    August 5, 2019

    Elaine Cahoon, KPMG Senior Manager, Risk Management – Independence, Karen Kerber, former PRB Member and current PMTF – Government Compliance Audits Subgroup Chair, Nancy Miller, KPMG Managing Director, Risk Management – Independence, and Flo Ostrum, PMTF – Government Compliance Audits Subgroup Member and State and Local Governments Expert Panel Member, will discuss performing peer reviews of engagements under Government Auditing Standards with emphasis on enhancing audit quality areas of focus. They will also discuss new standards and guidance from the U.S. Government Accountability Office and impact to peer review.

    • Analyze the key changes to Government Auditing Standards, including peer review considerations.
    • Recognize the challenges to maintaining audit quality in governmental and single audit engagements and impact to peer reviewers.
    • Explore best practices when performing reviews of governmental engagements.

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Nancy Miller
    Managing director, KPMG
    Speaker Image for Flo Ostrum
    Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
    Speaker Image for Karen Kerber
    Shareholder, KerberRose SC
    Speaker Image for Elaine Cahoon
    Elaine M. Cahoon, CPA, CGFM, CISA
    Director, KPMG
    $7900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Employee Benefit Plans Must Select Update
    Identification
    PER19202
    Date
    August 5, 2019

    Marilee Lau, PRB Practice Monitoring Task Force Member for EBP, Roland O’Brien, PRB Practice Monitoring Task Force Member for EBP, Michael Auerbach, Chief Accountant for the US Department of Labor – EBSA, Marcus Aron, Senior Auditor for the US Department of Labor – EBSA, and Jeff Gendreau, PRB Member will discuss performing peer reviews of Employee Benefit Plan engagements, including documentation issues, findings and deficiencies. They will also discuss how recent professional standards and regulatory developments impact peer review.

    • Identify significant items frequently overlooked when an EBP Audit was deemed nonconforming.
    • Use bold questions and italicized considerations when completing the Employee Benefit Plan Audit (EBP) Checklist.
    • Determine whether peer review documentation provides the basis for reviewer conclusions prior to the report acceptance process.

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Marilee Lau
    Partner, Retired KPMG Partner
    Speaker Image for Roland O'Brien
    Director, Quality Control Review, Novak Francella, LLC
    Speaker Image for Jeff Gendreau
    Partner, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
    Speaker Image for Michael Auerbach
    EBSA – Chief Accountant, Employee Benefits Security Administration, US Department of Labor​
    Speaker Image for Marcus Aron
    Chief, Division of Accounting Services, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
    $7900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Welcome & AICPA Update
    Identification
    PER1901
    Date
    August 6, 2019

    Karen Kerber, former PRB Education and Communication Task Force Chair, will welcome attendees to Washington, DC.

    Sue Coffey, Executive Vice President – Public Practice, will present on high level developments in the accounting world.

    • The latest trends reshaping the accounting profession.
    • How technology can enable us to enhance quality in existing service areas, and provide opportunity in new service areas our clients and businesses increasingly demand.
    • Recognize common drivers of non-conforming engagements.

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Karen Kerber
    Shareholder, KerberRose SC
    Speaker Image for Susan Coffey
    Chief Executive Officer - Public Accounting, AICPA & CIMA
    $4900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Peer Review Update
    Identification
    PER1902
    Date
    August 6, 2019

    Jim Brackens, Vice President – Ethics and Practice Quality, and Andrew Pope, Peer Review Board Chair, will provide an update on the Enhancing Audit Quality initiative, discuss the latest developments in peer review, and other “hot topics” within the Peer Review Program.

    • Identify the significant objectives of the Peer Review Program.
    • Recall significant elements of the current EAQ Initiative.

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Andrew Pope
    Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
    Speaker Image for James Brackens, Jr.
    Vice President of Ethics and Practice Quality, AICPA & CIMA
    $4900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for An Inside Look at the Report Acceptance Process
    Identification
    PER1903
    Date
    August 6, 2019

    Brian Bluhm, Chair of the PRB Oversight Task Force, Suzanne Heidenreich, Technical Reviewer for the California Society of CPAs, Chuck Jordan, Alabama Society of CPAs, Paul Pierson, Illinois CPA Society, Clynt Hart, Committee Member – Alabama Society of CPAs, Karen Welch, Chair of the PRB Education and Communication Task Force, and Richard Wortmann, PRB Oversight Task Force Member, will present a mock Report Acceptance Body (RAB) meeting to highlight some best practices for Committee and RAB members. Peer reviewers, technical reviewers and administrators will also benefit from seeing the nature of RAB discussions when a review is presented for acceptance.

    • Recall the roles of individuals that attend Report Acceptance Body meetings.
    • Identify issues in materials presented to the Report Acceptance Body.
    • Recall peer review guidance for acceptance, delayed acceptance, and deferrals of peer reviews.

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Clynt Hart
    Clynt Hart, CPA, CFE
    Service area leader for the Montgomery Audit Practice, Warren Averett LLC
    Speaker Image for Suzanne Heidenreich
    Partner, Heidenreich & Heidenrech, CPA's PLLC
    Speaker Image for Paul Pierson
    Senior Director of Professional Standards and Peer Review , Illinois CPA Society
    Speaker Image for Karen Welch
    Principal/Quality Control Director, Walsh & Company, PC
    Speaker Image for Richard Wortmann
    Richard Wortmann, CPA, DABFA
    Partner, RW Group, LLC
    Speaker Image for Chuck Jordan
    Director of Peer Review Professional Standards, Alabama Society of CPAs
    Speaker Image for Brian Bluhm
    Chief Quality Officer, Eide Bailly LLP
    $4900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Conference Cases
    Identification
    PER1904
    Date
    August 6, 2019

    Participants will be divided into breakout groups to consider case studies and short question and answer cases on issues and problems related to the performance and administration of Peer Reviews, including discussion of recently issued Reviewer Alerts. A member of the AICPA Staff, Peer Review Board or other designated individual will facilitate each breakout group.

    $4900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Peer Review Committee Members
    Identification
    PER1905A
    Date
    August 6, 2019

    Brian Bluhm, Chair of the PRB Oversight Task Force, and Richard Hill, PRB Oversight Task Force Member, will provide an update on recent changes to Peer Review administration, common findings from RAB observations, and an overview of how recent changes in peer review guidance impact committees and report acceptance.

    • Evaluate materials presented to the Report Acceptance Body.
    • Differentiate between reviewer performance findings and reviewer performance deficiencies.
    • Apply peer review guidance for acceptance, delayed acceptance, and deferalls of peer reviews.

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Richard Hill
    Richard Hill, CPA, CGMA
    Partner, Mitchell Emert & Hill, P.C.
    Speaker Image for Brian Bluhm
    Chief Quality Officer, Eide Bailly LLP
    $4900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Technical Reviewers
    Identification
    PER1905B
    Date
    August 6, 2019

    Suzanne Heidenreich, PRB Oversight Task Force Member, Barbara Lewis, PRB Standards Task Force Member, and Brad Coffey, Manager – Peer Review, will provide an update on items impacting technical reviews and report acceptance, with an emphasis on the evaluation of peer review working papers and how to appropriately document your technical review procedures.

    • Use updated checklists to perform technical reviews of System Reviews and Engagement Reviews.
    • Distinguish important concepts related to performing technical reviews of peer review documentation related to engagements subject to Government Auditing Standards and the Single Audit Act.
    • Use guidance to assess and document reviewer performance considerations for Report Acceptance Bodies.
    • Identify applicable guidance related to the report acceptance process.

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Suzanne Heidenreich
    Partner, Heidenreich & Heidenrech, CPA's PLLC
    Speaker Image for Barbara Lewis
    Barbara Lewis, CPA, CGMA, CCIFP
    Audit Director, Atkinson & Co., Ltd.
    Speaker Image for Brad Coffey
    Technical Manager, AICPA
    $4900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Experienced Peer Reviewers
    Identification
    PER1905C
    Date
    August 6, 2019

    Chuck Jordan, Alabama Society of CPAs, and Clynt Hart, Committee Member – Alabama Society of CPAs will provide an in-depth discussion on recent peer review guidance changes, address common questions from peer reviewers and cover best practices for getting peer reviews through the report acceptance process.

    • Identify where reviewers often don’t comply with the peer review standards, as identified through RAB observations.
    • Identify best practices when completing peer review documentation.
    • Differentiate between the various options for corrective actions and implementation plans so you can recommend the step to help your peer review clients improve.

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Chuck Jordan
    Director of Peer Review Professional Standards, Alabama Society of CPAs
    Speaker Image for Clynt Hart
    Clynt Hart, CPA, CFE
    Service area leader for the Montgomery Audit Practice, Warren Averett LLC
    $4900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for New Peer Reviewers
    Identification
    PER1905D
    Date
    August 6, 2019
    Mike Brand, former Peer Review Board member, and Jaime Beasley, Manager – Peer Review, will discuss the key parts of the peer review process, the use of PRIMA during this process, and resources available to peer reviewers.
    • Discuss elements of the peer review process.
    • Discuss the use of PRIMA during the peer review process.
    • Review available resources.

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Jaime Beasley
    Technical Manager, AICPA
    Speaker Image for Michael Brand
    Member, BMSS, LLC
    $4900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for A&A Update and Its Impact on Peer Review
    Identification
    PER1906
    Date
    August 7, 2019

    Bob Dohrer, Chief Auditor for the AICPA, and Alan Long, former Peer Review Board Member and current Auditing Standards Board Member, will discuss updates to standards, their impact on peer review, and new standards on the horizon.

    • Obtain an understanding of standards recently finalized by the Auditing Standards Board their impact on peer review.
    • Obtain an understanding of exposure drafts recently issued by the Auditing Standards Board and their future potential impact on peer review.
    • Learn about other projects currently on the agenda of the Auditing Standards Board and projects being undertaken jointly with other teams.

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Bob Dohrer
    Bob Dohrer, CPA , CGMA
    Chief Auditor, AICPA
    Speaker Image for G. Long
    G. A. Long, CPA, CITP, CGMA
    Managing Member, Baldwin CPAs
    $4900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Conference Cases
    Identification
    PER1907
    Date
    August 7, 2019

    Participants will be divided into breakout groups to consider case studies and short question and answer cases on issues and problems related to the performance and administration of Peer Reviews, including discussion of recently issued Reviewer Alerts. A member of the AICPA Staff, Peer Review Board or other designated individual will facilitate each breakout group.

    $4900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Broker-Dealers
    Identification
    PER1908A
    Date
    August 7, 2019
    Richard Wortmann, PRB Oversight Task Force Member, will discuss recent changes in peer review guidance related to engagements of brokers and dealers in securities, as well as other key items related to peer reviewing these engagements. This information will help you identify non-conforming broker-dealer engagements when conducting peer reviews. Attending this session will satisfy the new training requirement for peer reviewers of broker-dealer engagements.
    • Identify which engagements are included in the scope of peer review.
    • Apply concepts from accounting, auditing, and peer review guidance for broker-dealer engagements.
    • Identify common peer review matters and findings on broker-dealer engagements.

    Speaker

    Speaker Image for Richard Wortmann
    Richard Wortmann, CPA, DABFA
    Partner, RW Group, LLC
    $4900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Back to Basics: Peer Review Guidance
    Identification
    PER1908B
    Date
    August 7, 2019

    Barbara Lewis, PRB Member, and Jennifer Gum, Manager – Peer Review, will discuss common areas in which peer reviewers receive questions from technical reviewers and RABs, where they receive feedback, and how to avoid both.

    • Recall common reasons for delayed acceptance and deferrals of peer reviews.
    • Recall guidance related to peer review risk assessment.
    • Identify improvement areas for writing of matters and findings.

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Jennifer Gum
    Technical Manager, AICPA
    Speaker Image for Barbara Lewis
    Barbara Lewis, CPA, CGMA, CCIFP
    Audit Director, Atkinson & Co., Ltd.
    $4900
    Standard Price
  • Thumbnail for Navigating Dangerous Waters: Auditor's Risks to Independence
    Identification
    PER1908C
    Date
    August 7, 2019

    Advising audit clients on the implementation of new accounting pronouncements without inappropriately stepping in the shoes of management can be difficult; the recent revenue recognition standard has heightened this risk. In addition, practitioners often struggle to find a balance between challenging management’s assumptions in the area of accounting estimates versus developing their own independent conclusions. Bob Dohrer, Chief Auditor for the AICPA, and Toni Lee-Andrews, Director – Professional Ethics, will discuss the appropriate steps to take to both avoid independence impairments and appropriately audit estimates. This discussion will include other recent ethics pronouncements where, if not appropriately implemented by firms, will also lead to independence issues.

    • Understand the appropriate steps to take to avoid independence impairments when performing non-attest services.
    • Understand fundamentals of auditing accounting estimates such as those required by FASB ASC 606 and related implications for auditor reporting.
    • Identify recent pronouncements where, if not appropriately implemented, could lead to independence issues.

    Speakers

    Speaker Image for Toni Lee-Andrews
    Director - Professional Ethics, AICPA
    Speaker Image for Bob Dohrer
    Bob Dohrer, CPA , CGMA
    Chief Auditor, AICPA
    $4900
    Standard Price

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