Enjoy this excerpt from the self-study book “Audit Requirements for Federal Grants”. Objectives: Identify the significant differences between a commercial financial audit and a Single Audit Identify the three subjects of the Single Audit Identify which federal grant requirements can override other grant requirements This text specifically focuses on audits of US government funded programs. So, […]
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Whas’ up with Your Team’s Writing?
Enjoy this first chapter from The Audit Report: Yellow Book Style by Leita Hart-Fanta available here. Objectives: Identify what is causing your team’s problems with report writing What’s Your Problem?: The Root of Writing Problems “What kind of writing issues does your staff have?” When a potential client calls to ask me to conduct a writing […]
General Principles & Basic Premises
Objectives: Differentiate between principles applicable to state and local governments and nonprofits Define key government regulators and their related acronyms Sequence the four layers of rules governing grants Introduction to Federal Cost Principles Now you’ve done it. You’ve taken on a federal grant – either to administer one or to audit one! Federal grants can be […]
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Yellow Book Ethics
Enjoy this excerpt from the self-study text: The Yellow Book Interpreted which qualifies for 15 hours of CPE. The GAO has a few things to say about a government auditor’s ethical responsibilities and, thus, added a large section on ethics to the 2007 revision of the Yellow Book. The same ethical principles appear in the 2017 […]
The Struggle is Real
If you work for an audit shop with more than three professionals, you likely struggle with getting your audit report out the door. First of all, let me reassure you that you are perfectly normal. Nothing wicked or dastardly is afoot. Every audit team I have ever worked with wishes they could finish quicker. We […]
Pulling It All Together
What’s the matter with the crowd I’m seeing? “Don’t you know that they’re out of touch?” Should I try to be a straight-A student? “If you are then you think too much. Don’t you know about the new fashion, honey? All you need are looks and a whole lot of money?” It’s the next phase, […]
Is that your job? More on Control Environment
13 The next day, Moses took his seat to hear the people’s disputes against each other. They waited before him from morning till evening. 14 When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What are you really accomplishing here? Why are you trying to do all this alone while everyone stands […]
6 Quality Objectives for Government Engagements
Chapter 5 of the 2024 Yellow Book specifies 6 engagement quality objectives. Audit teams use these objectives to assess quality risk and design responses to address those risks. Be careful… These objectives overlap quite a bit!