Self-Study: Surgent's Performing a Preparation Engagement Under AR-C Section 70

Overview

This course is available until April 30, 2025.

Be the go-to person for financial statement preparation engagements. Specifically designed for preparation practitioners and their staff, this course will provide you with a hands-on application for performing preparation engagements under AR-C Section 70. You will learn the ins and outs of relevant sections of SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification, the most significant change to the SSARS since their inception over thirty years ago. This course will bring you up to date on all SSARSs requirements and guidance as it relates to preparation, including SSARS No. 25, effective for 2021 reporting.

The course will also provide an overview of the different services that an accountant can provide under the SSARS and review the requirements of AR-C Section 60 as it relates to preparation engagements.

Highlights

• Relevant sections of SSARS No. 21, Clarification and Recodification
• Updates to SSARS No. 21 guidance due to issuance of SSARS Nos. 22-25
• Review of AR-C Section 60 requirements for all SSARS engagements
• Detailed guidance on performing preparation engagements under AR-C Section 70

Prerequisites

Experience in performing and managing preparation and compilation engagements

Designed For

Accounting practitioners and their staff performing and managing preparation and compilation engagement services

Objectives

• Identify differences in engagements performed under the SSARS
• Recall general requirements for all SSARS engagements
• Identify requirements for preparation engagements under AR-C Section 70