The Art of the Finding

A logically organized finding is a gift to the reader and to the tax-paying public. By using a few key guidelines on content and organization, the team can create an audit report masterpiece! This course is centered on the Yellow Book and IIA requirements regarding audit findings and reports.

Objectives:

• Prepare relevant audit reports by considering the hurdles readers must overcome, business writing criteria, and elements of a finding
• Report findings by matching and applying the elements
• Generate concise and logical findings in an hour or less
• Choose the strongest content for your finding
• Justify how much detail to share in the report
• Quantify findings
• Edit findings and provide meaningful feedback

Program level: Intermediate

28 pages of text

NASBA Category of Study: Auditing (Governmental), Accounting (Governmental)

Who would benefit from studying this online course: Auditors who write or review audit reports

Advance preparation: None

Instructional method: Self-study text with online quiz

CPE Credit Hours: 2

This course qualifies for Yellow Book CPE credit.