Clarifying Risk Assessment: SAS 145 and Beyond
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026
10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Central
4 CPE (4 technical)
Course code: 25WC-0654
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This course is designed to refresh your understanding of the critical importance of risk assessment in the audit practice. we'll briefly discuss the impact of AICPA's Clarity Project for audits and the need to update firm processes to incorporate the risk assessment standards. Participants may alternatively need to fine-tune an implementation of the risk assessment standards. These standards are designed to eliminate the connect-the-dots methodology of checklist auditing and add critical thinking back into the audit process. They remain a problem area for many firms, resulting in engagement and peer review deficiencies. This course has been updated to include a more in-depth discussion of SAS No. 145, Understanding the Entity and Its Environment and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement. We will break down this complex and misunderstood subject with an easy-to-understand approach.
Major subjects
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Assessing the risk of material misstatement
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Mandatory risk assessment procedures
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Evaluating internal controls
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Responding to risk assessment with appropriate audit procedures
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Complying with revised and expanded documentation requirements
Learning objectives
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Understand the audit risk model
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Determine how the standards affect your audit practice
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Identify additional procedural changes requiring firm implementation
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Determine an implementation plan and the procedural and documentation requirements embodied in these standards
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Become familiar with SAS 145
Who should take this program?
- Auditors and industry CPAs
Pricing
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$175.00
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$229.00
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Location
Online
Area
of study
Accounting & audit
Field(s)
of study
Auditing - Technical (4.0)
Level
Intermediate
Format
Group Internet Based
Sponsor
NASBA ID#: 104822
Prerequisites
Prereq.
Working knowledge of audit standards is beneficial but not critical
Advance
prep
None
Cancellation
policy
Receive a full refund if you cancel at least four business
days before the event start date.
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