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  • Generally Accepted GovernmentAuditing Standards ("GAGAS"):

    The New Yellow Book

    March 10, 2020

    Alexander K. Buchholz, CPA, MBA, CGMA

    Partner

    Not-for-Profit Services

    646.965.7783

    [email protected]

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    Alexander K. Buchholz is a Partner at PKF O'Connor Davies

    with over 15 years experience in public accounting, including with a "Big Four"

    accounting firm. His expertise is in Single Audits, internal control/compliance

    audits and specialized cost reporting. His industry experience is in healthcare

    and not-for-profit entities, including skilled nursing facilities, social service

    agencies, charter schools, diagnostic and treatment centers, home care service

    entities, adult homes and other long-term care facilities, special needs entities,

    and cemeteries.

    Alex is also an adjunct professor at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York in the Department of

    Accounting where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in accounting and auditing. He also

    teaches at Lehman College.

    He conducts internal training seminars for the Firm and frequently speaks at outside organizations and

    associations. He is also a former member of the Firm's continuing professional education (CPE) committee,

    with special emphasis on Single Audit training. Alex has written many articles on accounting and auditing

    topics for a variety of professional publications.

    Biography

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    Professional Affiliations & Civic Involvement

    • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

    • New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)

    − Former Chair — Academic Advancement of Higher Education

    − Former Chair — Healthcare Committee

    − Former Member — Not-for-Profit Committee

    − Former Foundation for Accounting Education

    • National Conference of CPA Practitioners

    • New York State Association of Cemeteries

    • Metropolitan Cemetery Association

    • Board member, New York State Board of Public Accountancy

    • Board Member, St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children

    Biography (continued)

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    Presentation Disclaimer

    Presentations are intended for educational purposes only

    and do not replace independent professional judgment.

    Statements of fact and opinions expressed are those of

    the participant individually and, unless expressly stated to

    the contrary, are not the opinion or position of the New

    York State Board of Public Accountancy and / or PKF

    O'Connor Davies, LLP.

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    1 Credit = 1 Meal Initiative#1Credit1Meal #1C1M #myCPE

    myCPE is an online continuing education platform for CPAs,

    Accountants, EAs, Tax Professionals, CFOs, Controllers etc.

    myCPE has pioneered initiative of '1Credit = 1Meal'(#1C1M).

    Through this 1C1M program, we at myCPE, donate 1 meal to an

    underprivileged or a poor individual for each credit awarded to you

    on our platform.

    Thank You for on Someone's Face.

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    Important Instructions for the Live Webinar Program To earn full credit

    • You are required to remain connected during the entire program

    • You must answer all the polling questions

    • You must complete the evaluation form after the webinar has ended

    Polling Questions: In case you are unable to submit your response to a poll question

    due to any technical issue, kindly reach out to the moderator via the questions/chat

    panel or email at [email protected] with your poll question response during the

    webinar.

    When listening via your computer speakers, please note that the quality of your sound

    will vary depending on the speed and quality of your internet connection.

    You shall receive an evaluation form after the end of the webinar in the next 24 hours.

    The evaluation form can also be submitted from your myCPE dashboard under 'My

    Webinars' Tab under the 'Pending Evaluation' section.

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    mailto:[email protected]

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    About the Q&A Session

    Please note that the Q&A Session will be at the end of the webinar, if time permits.

    You can submit your questions through the questions panel, and it'll be put forward to

    the speaker by the moderator.

    In case you want to ask the question to the presenter directly through your computer or

    cell phone, please make sure that the microphone of your device is working properly

    and there's no background noise.

    If you want to speak through your cell phone, the phone number and access code are

    available under the Audio Panel.

    Kindly refer to the screenshot below to access audio panel

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    Learning Objectives

    After attending this session, participants will be able to:

    1. Discuss implementation of the New Yellow Book.

    2. Discuss important points to convey in management

    and audit committee meetings.

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    Polling Question #1

    How many yellow book audits does your firm perform in

    a year?

    a) Less than 10

    b) Between 10-50

    c) More than 50

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    GAGAS: The New Yellow Book

    Quick Refresher: What is the Yellow Book?

    Published by the United States Government Accountability

    Office ("GAO")

    Outlines requirements for audit reports, professional

    qualifications for auditors, and the quality control process

    for audit organizations

    Also known as Generally Accepted Government Auditing

    Standards, or GAGAS

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    Quick Refresher: What is the Yellow Book? (continued)

    Used by auditors of government entities, entities that

    receive government awards, and other audit organizations

    performing Yellow Book audits

    Auditors of federal, state, and local government programs

    must follow these standards to perform their audits and

    produce their reports

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    GAGAS: The New Yellow Book

    2018 Yellow Book – Effective Dates

    Financial audits, attestation engagements, and reviews of

    financial statements

    For periods ending on or after June 30, 2020

    Performance audits

    For audits beginning on or after July 1, 2019

    Early implementation is not permitted

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    Polling Question #2

    What is the effective date of for the New Yellow Book for

    financial audits, attestation engagements, and reviews of

    financial statements?

    a) For periods beginning on or after June 30, 2017

    b) For periods beginning on or after June 30, 2018

    c) For periods ending on or after June 30, 2020

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    2018 Yellow Book – Key Changes

    New format

    • Differentiates GAGAS requirements from application

    guidance

    Performance audits

    • Updated internal control guidance

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    2018 Yellow Book – Key Changes (continued)

    Reporting cause in findings

    • Auditor now must consider internal control deficiencies

    • Applies to all engagement types

    Independence changes

    • Threats to an auditor's independence when preparing

    financial statements from a client's records or providing

    nonaudit services

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    2018 Yellow Book – Key Changes (continued)

    Peer review changes

    • Revised requirements for audit organizations

    Waste

    • Added a requirement for waste, which is now defined by

    the Yellow Book

    CPE requirements

    • Now included, but the required hours stay the same

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    GAGAS: The New Yellow Book

    New Format

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    New Format

    Chapters reorganized and expanded

    • Expanded from 7 chapters to 9 chapters

    • Appendices removed

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    New Format (continued)

    Chapters now include Requirements and Application

    Guidance

    Requirements text is now in boxed text

    Application Guidance text follows

    Changes allow the auditor to clearly distinguish between

    the GAGAS requirements versus GAGAS guidance

    i.e. what is Must/Should versus what is May

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    New Format (continued)

    Supplemental Guidance from the appendix of the 2011

    Yellow Book was either removed or incorporated into the

    individual chapters

    Auditors now need only consult one source—the 2018

    Yellow Book—for both Requirements and Application

    Guidance

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    New Format (continued)

    Requirements

    Guidance

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    GAGAS: The New Yellow Book

    Performance Audits

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    Performance Audit Changes

    GAGAS requirements for performance audits are in

    Chapters 8 and 9 of the 2018 Yellow Book

    Key change: Auditors must now consider whether internal

    control is significant to the audit objectives

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    Performance Audit Changes (continued)

    Requirements: Determining Significance and Obtaining an

    Understanding of Internal Control

    8.39 – Auditors should determine and document whether

    internal control is significant to the audit objectives.

    8.40 – If it is determined that internal control is significant to

    the audit objectives, auditors should obtain an understanding

    of such internal control.

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    Source: GAO Yellow Book, page 165

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    Consideration of Internal Control

    The Yellow Book considers, and defines, 4 key categories

    of performance audit objectives:

    Program effectiveness and results

    Internal control

    Compliance

    Prospective analysis

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    Source: Yellow Book 1.22, page 11-12

    Performance Audit Changes (continued)

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    Consideration of Internal Control

    Auditors can look at Section 1.24 of the Yellow Book for

    examples of audit objectives that focus on internal control

    Example: determining whether "organizational missions,

    goals, and objectives are achieved efficiently and effectively"

    Source: Yellow Book page 13

    Performance Audit Changes (continued)

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    Example—Internal Control is Significant

    Audit objective: Review and assess how a not-for-profit

    allocates, spends, and monitors the receipt of State grants of

    mental health funds.

    Is Internal Control significant to this audit objective?

    • Yes, based on Yellow Book 1.24 b. and d. As an example,

    the auditor would test:

    − Controls over allocations of grants

    − Controls over grant fund expenditures

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    Performance Audit Changes (continued)

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    Example—Internal Control is Not Significant

    Audit objective: Review the adequacy of a college's

    investigation of sexual harassment complaints

    Is Internal Control significant to this audit objective?

    • No, based on Yellow Book 1.23 a. and b. Internal control

    is not a specific consideration

    − Focus would be on adherence to requirements and

    reasonableness of the investigation process

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    Performance Audit Changes (continued)

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    Helpful Tip

    Performance auditors can often rely on certain work done during

    the auditee's financial audit

    Financial audits must test and provide assurance on internal

    control

    Performance audits can rely on that assurance to the extent it

    is relevant to the audit objectives

    Performance Audit Changes (continued)

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    Polling Question #3

    Does your firm perform any performance audits?

    a) Yes

    b) No

    c) Unsure

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    Reporting Cause In Findings – Changes

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    Reporting Cause in Findings

    Findings—Assessing Cause and Internal Control

    Deficiencies

    Cause—a finding element that explains why the reported

    condition exists

    • Cause is the reason why condition and criteria do not

    align

    • Cause is often the basis for the auditor's

    recommendations

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    Reporting Cause in Findings (continued)

    Findings—Assessing Cause and Internal Control

    Deficiencies

    Auditors now must consider internal control deficiencies

    when developing cause

    • Applicable to:

    −Financial statement audits (6.18)

    −Reviews of financial statements (7.20)

    −Performance audits (8.117)

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    Independence Changes

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    Independence Changes

    Most significant changes relate to performance of nonaudit

    services that include preparing accounting records and

    financial statements

    2018 Yellow Book retains much of its other independence

    requirements and guidance

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    Independence Goal

    A threat to independence is not acceptable if:

    • An auditor's professional judgment is comprised, or

    • A reasonable and informed third party would conclude that

    the integrity, objectivity, or professional skepticism of the

    audit organization, or a member of the audit team, is

    comprised

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    Be Alert to the Independence Period

    Per Yellow Book paragraph 3.20, auditors and audit

    organizations should be independent from an audited entity

    during:

    • Any period of time that falls within the period covered by the

    financial statements or subject matter of the engagement

    and

    • The period of the professional engagement (i.e.: Assisting

    client in preparing the footnotes related to new accounting

    standards for June 30, 2019 financial statements)

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    Independence – Government Organizations

    Recognizes that audit organizations in government entities

    frequently provide services that differ from the traditional

    professional services a firm provides

    Types of services are often provided in response to a statutory

    requirement; at the discretion of the authority of the audit

    organization or to an engaging party

    Generally do not create a threat to independence

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    Overview of Key Independence Changes

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    Structure

    Nonaudit services (most significant changes in preparation of accounting

    records and financial statements and SKE clarifications)

    • All nonaudit services that do not impair independence create a threat to

    independence

    Clarification of entity(ies) requiring independence – "responsible party"

    Requirement to re-evaluate threats

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    Applying the Conceptual Framework

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    1 Meet the general requirements

    2 Determine nonaudit services are not otherwise prohibited

    3 Identify threats to auditor's independence

    4 Evaluate the significance of threats

    5 Identify and apply safeguards

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    New Skills, Knowledge and Expertise ("SKE") Application Guidance – Yellow Book Paragraph 3.79

    Management not required to possess expertise needed to perform or re-

    perform the services.

    Indicators of management's ability to effectively oversee the nonaudit service

    include management's ability to:

    • Determine the reasonableness of the results of the nonaudit service

    provided

    • Recognize a material error, omission, or misstatement in the results of the

    nonaudit services provided.

    • If the audited entity is unable or unwilling to assume these responsibilities,

    the auditor should conclude that this is an impairment to independence

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    YELLOW BOOK REQUIREMENT (Yellow Book 3.73): Auditors should determine that the audited entity has designated an

    individual who possesses suitable SKE and that understands the services to be provided sufficiently to oversee them.

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    Polling Question #4

    Under the New Yellow Book, which of the below are no

    longer requirements of management's ability to effectively

    oversee the nonaudit service:

    a) Determine the reasonableness of the results of the

    nonaudit service provided

    b) Recognize a material error, omission, or misstatement in

    the results of the nonaudit services provided.

    c) Reperform the services being performed by the

    independent auditor

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    Self-interest

    Self-review

    Bias

    Familiarity

    Undue influence

    Management participation

    Structural

    3 Identify Threats to Auditor's Independence

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    Evaluate threat for significance

    Is the threat significant?

    Document evaluation

    and proceed

    Is the nonaudit service

    preparing the financial

    statements (in their entirety)

    from a client provided trial

    balance or underlying

    accounting records?

    Identify and apply safeguards

    Assess effectiveness of

    safeguards(s)

    Is threat eliminated or reduced

    to an acceptable level?

    Document nature of threat and

    any safeguards applied

    Proceed

    Independence impairment –

    Do not proceed

    Yes

    Yes

    No No

    No

    NEW

    2018 Yellow Book – Revised evaluation of nonaudit

    services related to preparing accounting records and

    financial statements

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    2018 Yellow Book-Independence Considerations for Preparing Accounting Records and Financial Statements

    Determining or changing

    accounting records

    Authorizing or approving

    the entity's transactions;

    and

    Preparing or making

    changes to source

    documents without

    management approval

    Independence

    impaired!

    Significant threats Create threats -

    evaluate and

    document

    Preparing financial

    statements in their

    entirety (Yellow Book

    3.88)

    Other nonaudit

    services described in

    Yellow Book 3.89

    related to preparing

    accounting records

    and financial

    statements (see next

    slide)

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    Required Documentation – Preparing Accounting Records and Financial Statements

    Any other nonaudit services related to preparing accounting

    records and financial statements create a threat whose

    evaluation for significance should be documented

    Recording transactions for which management has determined

    or approved the appropriate account classification, or posting

    coded transactions to an audited entity's general ledger;

    Preparing certain line items or sections of the financial

    statements based on information in the trial balance

    Posting entries that an audited entity's management has

    approved to the entity's trial balance; and

    Preparing account reconciliations that identify reconciling items

    for the audited entity management's evaluation

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    See 2018

    Yellow Book

    paragraph

    3.89

    Bucket #3

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    4 Evaluate the Significance of Threats

    Extent

    outcome could

    have material

    effect on

    financial

    statements

    Factors in evaluating significance of preparing accounting records and

    financial statements

    Degree of

    subjectivity in

    determining

    amounts or

    treatment

    Extent of

    entity's

    involvement in

    determining

    significant

    matters of

    judgment

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    4

    Evaluation of Independence Threats Related to Preparing Financial Statements

    If the auditor is preparing financial statements in their entirety, the

    auditor must identify and apply safeguards

    If the safeguards eliminate the threat or reduce it to an acceptable

    level, the auditor should document the nature of the threat and any

    safeguards applied and proceed

    If the safeguards do not eliminate the threat or reduce it to an

    acceptable level, independence is impaired and the auditor should

    not proceed

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    If the auditor is not preparing the financial statements in their

    entirety, but performing other services related to the financial

    statements, the auditor must evaluate those threats for significance

    • If the threat is significant, the auditor must identify and apply

    safeguards (see previous slide)

    • If the threat is not significant, the auditor should document the

    evaluation and proceed

    Evaluation of Independence Threats Related to Preparing Financial Statements (continued)4

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    What is a safeguard?

    • Safeguards are actions or other measures, individually or

    in combination, that auditors take that effectively eliminate

    threats to independence or reduce them to an acceptable

    level.

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    5 Identify and Apply Safeguards

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    Example safeguards related to nonaudit services

    • Not including individuals who provided the

    nonaudit service on the audit engagement

    team

    • Someone not associated with the engagement

    perform a concurring review of the audit

    engagement

    • Re-performance of the nonaudit service by

    another audit organization

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    5 Identify and Apply Safeguards (continued)

    Impact:

    Firms that do not

    have the ability to

    apply safeguards

    when required will

    either need to

    scale back

    nonaudit services

    or independence

    will be impaired.

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    Examples: Financial Statement Preparation

    You audit NFP. You also have been engaged to prepare the financial

    statements in their entirety (financial statements and footnotes) based on the

    trial balance

    The finance director has sufficient SKE to oversee this nonaudit service and

    takes responsibility for the service

    You previously evaluated threats in providing this nonaudit service as "not

    significant" and therefore did not apply safeguards

    The evaluation has not previously been documented because, in your view,

    the 2011 Yellow Book, did not require documentation of the evaluation of

    threats unless threats were significant and required safeguards

    Question: What impact will the 2018 Yellow Book have on this

    nonaudit service?

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    Examples: Preparing Conversion Entries

    You audit NFP Agency. You also have been engaged to assist with the

    determination of conversion entries for the full accrual FS

    The finance director has sufficient SKE to oversee this nonaudit service and

    takes responsibility for the service

    You previously evaluated threats in providing this nonaudit service as "not

    significant" and therefore did not apply safeguards

    The evaluation has not previously been documented because, in your view,

    the 2011 Yellow Book, did not require documentation of the evaluation of

    threats unless threats were significant and required safeguards

    Question: What impact will the 2018 Yellow Book have on this

    nonaudit service?

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    GAGAS: The New Yellow Book

    New Application Guidance on Clerical Assistance

    Providing clerical assistance, such as typing,

    formatting, printing, and binding FS, is unlikely to be a

    significant threat. (See Yellow Book paragraph 3.95)

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    2018 Yellow Book Tips and Resources

    Ensure all governmental audit staff receive 2018 Yellow

    Book specific training

    Review your nonaudit services and identify potential

    issues with upcoming engagements

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    Polling Question #5

    As a result of this enhanced independence concerning

    the preparation of financial statements and conversion

    from cash to accrual basis, does this impact your

    clients?

    a) Yes

    b) No

    c) Unsure

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    GAGAS: The New Yellow Book

    Peer Review Changes

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    Peer Review ("PR") Requirements

    2018 Yellow Book differentiates requirements for those audit

    organizations affiliated with a recognized organization

    (AICPA and the National State Auditors Association are

    included on recognized organization list)

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    Peer Review ("PR") Requirements (continued)

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    Comply with the respective

    organization's PR requirements

    Additional GAGAS peer review

    requirements in areas such as:

    • Selection of GAGAS engagements,

    • Peer review report ratings, and

    • Availability of peer review report to

    the public

    Audit organizations affiliated with a

    recognized PR organization

    Comply with GAGAS PR requirements

    in such areas as:

    • Selection of GAGAS engagements

    • Peer review report ratings

    • Availability of the peer review

    report to the public

    • Written agreement for peer review

    • Peer review team

    • Report content

    • Audit organization's response to

    the peer review report

    Audit organizations NOT affiliated

    with a recognized PR organization

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    Waste

    The 2018 Yellow Book provides a discussion of abuse in the

    application guidance rather than the requirements

    (paragraph 6.23-24).

    Paragraph 6.21 defines waste as "the act of using or expending

    resources carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose. Importantly,

    waste can include activities that do not include abuse and does not

    necessarily involve a violation of law. Rather, waste relates

    primarily to mismanagement, inappropriate actions, and inadequate

    oversight".

    Paragraphs 6.22 and 6.24 list examples of waste and abuse,

    respectively.

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    Auditors Role in Waste

    Auditors are not required to detect abuse or waste

    • Since the auditee are using public resources and government authority, "auditors

    may consider whether and how to communicate such matters if they become

    aware of them.

    • Auditors may also discover that waste or abuse are indicative of fraud or

    noncompliance with provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant

    agreements" (Paragraph 6.20).

    • Findings of abuse and waste may lead to further testing and search for internal

    control deficiencies. The auditor's findings of abuse and waste may be included

    in the audit report which is read by the auditee's stakeholders. These types of

    findings can reduce the stakeholder's confidence in the entity's ability to be a

    good steward of public resources.

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    CPE Requirements

    The continuing professional education topic is now included

    as chapter 4 of the Yellow Book. The 2018 revision does not

    change the amount of required CPE hours. The application

    guidance now further highlights that to maintain competency,

    CPE hours specific to GAGAS should be obtained

    "particularly during years in which there are revisions to the

    standards" (Paragraph 4.19).

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    CPE Requirements (Summary)

    Paragraph 4.16 Auditors who plan, direct, perform engagement procedures

    for, or report on an engagement conducted in accordance with GAGAS

    should develop and maintain their professional competence by completing

    at least 80 hours of CPE in every 2-year period as follows:

    • 24 Hours in subject matter directly related to the government

    environment, government auditing, or the specific or unique environment

    in which the audited entity operates.

    • 56 Hours in subject matter that directly enhances auditors' professional

    expertise to conduct audits

    Exemptions to 56 hour requirement if less than 20 percent of time spent on

    GAGAS audits and only involved in performing engagement procedures

    (not planning, directing or reporting on engagement)

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    CPE Requirements (continued)

    Exemptions for all CPE requirements for nonsupervisory auditors

    who charge less than 40 hours annually to GAGAS

    Certain exemptions also allowed for students and interns for

    limited time.

    Exemptions also for support services only.

    Exemption for specialist not involved in the planning, directing

    performing engagement procedures, or reporting on a GAGAS

    engagement as they are not auditors.

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    How does your firm ensure your audit staff are in

    compliance with CPE as it relates to yellow book

    credits?

    a) Attend webinars such as this one

    b) Conduct in-firm training using subject matter experts

    c) All of the above

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    Summary

    New Yellow Book requirements may effect audit and

    nonaudit services for local governments, especially smaller

    ones.

    Local governments should be familiar with the Yellow Book

    as it relates to procurement of audit and non-audit services.

    Be prepared for possible increase in costs.

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    Polling Question #7

    Would you like to be contacted about having the speaker

    present at one of your firm trainings in the near future on

    this topic?

    a) Yes

    b) No

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    Contact Information

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