The rate of change in today’s regulatory environment can make it challenging to stay current on the topics affecting the accounting profession. Keep abreast of the fast-paced changes in accounting and auditing in this comprehensive book that provides information critical to an accountant’s success. This book covers relevant pronouncements, exposure drafts, and other guidance recently issued in the accounting, auditing, and compilation, preparation, and review arenas. This book covers important topics such as revenue recognition, leases, financial instruments, as well as intangible assets, consolidation, and statement of cash flows. The authors sort through the complexities and help identify and apply recently issued FASB, PCAOB, and ASB standards and guidance.

This book will prepare the accountant to do the following:

  • Understand recently issued FASB standards and guidance.
  • Assess the effect of recently issued auditing standards, attestation standards, and standards on accounting and review services.
  • Become familiar with exposure drafts and other projects in accounting, auditing, compilation, preparation, and review services.

Are your accounting and auditing skills up-to-date and on-par with industry standards? This guide provides updates on the latest standards, including accounting, auditing, compilation, preparation, and review. It covers important industry changes such as revenue recognition, leases, financial instruments, and SASs, and includes practical applications for each, to help you understand and apply the standards to real-life scenarios.

Key topics covered include: Accounting, auditing, and attestation standards updates

  • FASB projects and exposure drafts
  • Private company financial reporting
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Leases, Financial Instruments, Peer Review, Trust Services, Cyber Security, SSAEs
  • Going Concern;
  • Private company financial reporting

Keep abreast of the fast-paced changes in accounting and auditing with relevant pronouncements, exposure drafts, and other guidance recently issued in the accounting, auditing, compilation, preparation, and review arenas. This book will help accountants and financial managers sort through the most recent accounting and auditing complexities so they can identify and apply recently issued FASB, PCAOB, and AICPA standards and guidance. New topics covered include:

  • Revenue recognition
  • Leases
  • Financial instruments
  • Intangible assets
  • Consolidation
  • Business combinations
  • Recently issued SAS No. 134–140
  • Auditing interpretations
  • Recently proposed SSAE standards
  • Overview of SSARS guidance