Surgent's Simply Auditing Not-for-Profits Efficiently

Course Details

Date

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

7:00am – 10:30am (Registration: 10:03am)

Location

Online

Field of Study

Accounting & Audit

CPE Credit

4 hours CPE credit

Level of Knowledge

Intermediate

Vendor

Surgent McCoy CPE, LLC

Prerequisites

Basic auditing knowledge

Description

It's crazy to try to audit not-for-profits in the same manner that you do for-profits! The sane approach to auditing not-for-profits is to incorporate what makes them unique into the planning and performance of the audit. This course is designed to help you do just that! Obtain a superior working knowledge of auditing not-for-profit entities effectively and efficiently.

Highlights

  • How distinctive funding sources, different operating purposes, and lack of ownership interests affect risk assessment and planning in the audit of a not-for-profit
  • Key considerations and auditing procedures applied in auditing contributions, functional expenses, net assets, etc.
  • Frequent issues arising in audits of not-for-profits (e.g., independence concerns, communicating with those charged with governance, Yellow Book audits, single audits, etc.)

Objectives

  • Identify the ways not-for-profit auditing differs from commercial sector auditing
  • Skillfully adjust audits to suit the characteristics of not-for-profit entities
  • More efficiently audit not-for-profits using enhanced knowledge of key issues

Designed For

Auditors of not-for-profit entities

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