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Magnitude & Likelihood
In a risk assessment, you must list all the bad things that could possibly happen first and then rank them for magnitude and likelihood.
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!
Communicating Audit Results So Management Loves Them
Featured speaker, John J. Hall, provides this information on how to get management excited about your audit recommendations by communicating audit results the ‘right way!’
The Emotional Bank Account
An auditor’s emotional bank account balance always starts with zero! Follow these easy guidelines as soon as possible to build up that emotional bank account with your auditee and watch your investment grow.
Recognizing Fraud in Everyday Settings
Once you have the basics (fraud triangle, fraud tree, and a commitment to looking for fraud in your audit), you have the keys to recognizing fraud in the real world.
Testimonial Evidence and UAPs
In this episode of The Sample, Leita Hart-Fanta explains auditing with testimonial evidence using UAPs as great examples from recent headlines.
9 Roles Ensuring Quality of a Yellow Book Engagement
The 2024 Yellow Book created some new roles for the audit team. Although GAGAS allows a custom design, here are 9 roles ensuring quality.
Management Tips to Survive An Audit
Audits don’t have to be scary, especially when you’re prepared! Featured speaker Mary Hull Caballero shares management tips to survive an audit.
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