2026/27 Annual Update for Accountants & Auditors

Overview

This comprehensive annual update brings together key accounting and auditing developments affecting accountants and auditors across industries. The course combines recent standard-setting activity issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board with major audit and attestation updates from the AICPA, providing a well-rounded view of changes impacting financial reporting and engagement performance.

Participants will begin with an overview of recently issued and upcoming Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs), including standards effective for December 31, 2026 year-ends for public companies, private entities, and not-for-profit organizations. The course also highlights issued ASUs with future effective dates and provides high-level insight into recent exposure drafts to support implementation planning.

The course then shifts to auditing and attestation developments, including the next phase of quality management with a focus on monitoring and remediation requirements. Participants will also review recent and proposed standards affecting audit, attestation, and consulting engagements, including SSAE No. 24, SSARS No. 26, exposure drafts related to confirmations and fraud, and SAS No. 149 addressing group audits.

Designed for preparers, auditors, and firm professionals, this course helps participants understand how recent accounting and auditing changes intersect-and what to watch for as standards and expectations continue to evolve.

This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Highlights

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

• Key accounting and auditing developments affecting accountants and auditors across industries.
• Recently issued and upcoming Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs), including standards effective for December 31, 2026 year-ends for public companies, private entities, and not-for-profit organizations.
• Recent and proposed standards affecting audit, attestation, and consulting engagements, including SSAE No. 24, SSARS No. 26, exposure drafts related to confirmations and fraud, and SAS No. 149 addressing group audits.

Prerequisites

Prior experience with nonprofit or government accounting or auditing

Designed For

Accountants and Auditors

Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...

• Recall effective dates for recently issued accounting and auditing standards.
• Recognize the impact of recently issued ASUs on financial reporting.
• Identify proposed changes to financial reporting included in recent FASB exposure drafts.
• Recognize the impact of recent AICPA standards and proposals on audit and attestation engagements.
• Identify key quality management requirements related to monitoring and remediation.
• Recognize the impact of recent standards on group audits and attestation engagements.

Preparation

None