Surgent's Understanding and Testing Control and Compliance in a Single Audit

Overview

The control and compliance requirements for single audits differ from the requirements for GAAS audits. As a result, sometimes it's difficult to tell where the auditor's responsibilities start and stop in a single audit. This course is designed to help you proceed and succeed in applying the single audit control and compliance requirements contained in the 2024 revision to the Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards. Over 15 focused exercises are included to provide an enhanced working knowledge of the most critical challenges in single auditing today.

Prerequisites

Basic single audit knowledge

Objectives

• Obtain a thorough understanding of the auditor’s responsibilities related to internal control in a single audit
• Skillfully apply the single audit requirements related to testing direct and material compliance requirements for major programs
• Perform single audits that make peer reviewers happy

Highlights

• The essential internal control concepts applied in a single audit
• How the auditor obtains an understanding of controls over compliance and then tests the effectiveness of those controls in a single audit
• How the auditor plans and performs tests of compliance in a single audit
• The identification and reporting of control and compliance findings