Moving your CAS practice from the SSARS to the Consulting Standards: What You Need to Know

Overview

This event is offered in collaboration with the Society of Louisiana CPAs.

Does compliance with SSARS keep you from interacting with your clients in a manner that is most effective?  Do compilation reports and engagement letter for Preparation and Compilation engagements cause confusion for your clients?  Would you like for your CAS (Client Advisory Services) practice to be exempt from peer review?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, then performing CAS engagements under the Consulting Standards is an option that you need to explore. Recent standards issued by the AICPA exempt financial statements issues in CAS engagements from SSARS. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the Consulting Standards and discuss the pros and cons of moving your CAS practice from the Compilation or Preparation Standards to the Consulting Standards.

Highlights

Designed For

CPAs in public accounting

Objectives

• Identify the key differences between SSARS and the AICPA Consulting Standards as they relate to Client Advisory Services (CAS) engagements.
  
• Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of performing CAS engagements under the Consulting Standards instead of the Compilation or Preparation Standards.