Applying the Uniform Guidance in Your Single Audits

Overview

Designed to provide you with the knowledge to be more efficient and effective at planning and performing audits in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidance and the Single Audit Act, this course examines how the Single Audit Act relates to OMB Uniform Guidance, as well as the different types of guidance and requirements found in the Uniform Guidance. The course also covers responsibilities and requirements of the auditor and the auditee, how to identify federal assistance and how to determine a nonfederal entity’s major programs. Make sure your skills are up to date with the latest information in this challenging audit area.

Highlights

Introduction to single audits

Preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards and determining major programs

Understanding, assessing, and testing internal control

Testing compliance with federal statutes and regulations and applicable compliance requirements

Auditor reporting in a Uniform Guidance compliance audit

Program-specific audits

Administrative requirements and cost principles in a single audit

Prerequisites

Background of not-for-profit or governmental accounting and auditing

Designed For

auditors performing single audit engagements internal financial staff of governments staff of notforprofit entities interacting with auditors.

Objectives

Analyze the relationship of the Single Audit Act and the OMB Uniform Guidance.
Identify the types of guidance and requirements found in the Uniform Guidance.
Identify fundamental auditee and auditor responsibilities related to a compliance audit of federal awards.
Determine major federal programs.
Determine the requirements of the single audit as it relates to understanding internal control, assessing the level of control risk, and testing the effectiveness of internal control relative to federal awards.
Identify the single audit requirements for testing the direct and material compliance requirements for major programs.
Determine reporting requirements.
Identify the audit and reporting requirements for program-specific audits.

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Leader(s):

Melisa Galasso, Galasso Learning Solutions

Leader Bios

Melisa Galasso, Galasso Learning Solutions

Melisa Galasso, CPA is assionate about providing confidence, not just compliance as she leads Galasso Learning Solutions as Founder & CEO. Melisa is a nationally recognized authority in designing and facilitating courses on advanced technical accounting and auditing topics, including not-for-profit and governmental accounting. Since 2016, she has guided the GLS team to deliver quality in everything we do. With a far-ranging career in public accounting, academia and industry and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, Melisa has built a reputation for delivering engaging, effective learning experiences for CPAs. Committed to advancing our profession, she has served on multiple committees for leading industry organizations including the AICPA and FASB, written the nonprofit accounting book, “Money Matters for Nonprofits,” and has been honored with the Top 50 Women in Accounting Award, the Rising Star award from NAWBO Charlotte, and “40 under 40” recognition by CPA Practice Advisor. In her free time, Melisa loves spending time with her family and can often be found at one of her daughter’s horse shows, supporting the arts with tickets to the orchestra, volunteering, or speaking a bit of French or Spanish on one of her treasured quarterly vacations.

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