Yellow Book Overview
This Yellow Book Overview course is a summary of the significant changes in the 2018 Yellow Book. This overview will provide some background information on Governmental Auditing Standards and the topics covered in the Yellow Book. The course identifies the effective dates for the 2018 revision of the Yellow Book as well as the five key areas that changed from previous version of the Yellow Book including: the structure of the document, defining independence, peer review, defining waste and abuse, and performance audits.
This course is included in the MEGA CPE Subscription.
Course information
Course No. C014
Format: Online pdf (48 pages).
Instructional Delivery Method: QAS Self-Study
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of the auditing process
Advance Preparation:None
Level: Intermediate
CPE Credit: 1 Hr.
Field of Study: Auditing (Governmental)
Course expiration: You have one year from date of purchase to complete the course.
Course Revision Date: March 2022
Objectives
Yellow Book Standards Overview
This course will describe when the Yellow Book standards must be applied. This course will identify the new organization and format of the 2018 Yellow Book. Finally, this course will recognize the five areas that changed in the 2018 Yellow Book from the 2011 Yellow Book.
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize when the Yellow Book standards must be applied.
- Identifythe new organization and format of the 2018 Yellow Book.
- Recognize the five areas that changed in the 2018 Yellow Book from the
2011 Yellow Book.
Efficient.