2024 MSCPA Annual Convention: Details

Electronic Audit Evidence in Employee Benefit Plans

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Friday, July 19, 2024 @ 9:30am 11:30am
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Description

A significant amount of information is electronically initiated, recorded, processed, or reported and information to be used as audit evidence may be available only in electronic form. During this session, we will look at different types of information commonly presented to an auditor during the audit of an employee benefit plan and identify considerations for auditors when evaluating information to be used as audit evidence. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of and experience with employee benefit plans

Highlights

The major topics covered in this course include:
  • Audit evidence
  • Employee benefit plans

Objectives

After attending this presentation, you will be able to...
  • Identify types of information obtained during employee benefit plan audits
  • Recognize what constitutes audit evidence in accordance with SAS 142, Audit Evidence
  • Determine if sufficient appropriate audit evidence has been obtained
  • Identify ways in which auditors might document the type, source, form, and procedures performed to information used as audit evidence

Preparation

None

Credits

Category Amount
Accounting&Auditing 2.00