OasisLMS

Your staff are stepping up, taking on more responsibility, and engaging more directly with clients. This level sharpens their technical abilities, critical thinking, and client service skills.

Satisfy Client and CPA Firm Needs: Building Stronger Relationships

Effective communication is the foundation of client and partner relationships. Your team will refine their ability to communicate clearly, manage expectations, and respond proactively to client needs. They’ll also analyze real-world scenarios to identify and correct poor communication practices.

Apply Analytical Procedures: Turning Data into Action

Your staff will deepen their understanding of analytical procedures for audits and reviews. Using real cases, they’ll apply SSARS and SAS requirements, conduct ratio analysis, and use financial insights to help clients run their businesses more effectively.

Conduct Small Audits: Strengthening Audit Execution

Building on their foundational knowledge, participants will audit a small client, assess risks, and develop an efficient audit approach. They’ll gain experience in control risk assessment, fraud detection, and management recommendations.

Perform Review Service Engagements: Mastering Compliance & Best Practices

Your team will explore the SSARS framework and the key differences between compilations and reviews. Using a major case study, they’ll refine their ability to perform procedures, prepare working papers, and navigate GAAP-related challenges.

Draft Financial Statements and Footnotes: Enhancing Clarity & Compliance

Participants will critique and improve financial statements, ensuring alignment with firm policies and professional standards. They’ll also structure footnotes and evaluate review engagement reports for accuracy and completeness.

Improve Corporate Tax Knowledge: Identifying Key Tax Issues

Your staff will strengthen their ability to recognize tax issues affecting small businesses. Through case studies, they’ll navigate tax liability calculations, depreciation methods, and entity selection considerations while applying ethical tax research practices.

1 to 2 years and at least one tax season

Please note that this course is from a third party vendor, AHI Associates. We strongly recommend registering no later than one hour before the course begins. Please contact Carol Sohn if you have questions at least 24 hours before the course begins: ahi-admin@ahiassociates.com. For technical help, please call AHI at 310-567-1284.