CPDStore Ireland

11th Feb, 10:00

Audit Overview & Revisions to Standards and Audit Quality and Ethics – February 2025

Speaker: Colm Owens & Lindsay Webber - OmniPro Practice Support

While the IAASA International Standards on Auditing (Ireland) have been with us for some time now, there are new standards and amendments being rolled out on an ongoing basis. Auditors need to keep up to date with the fundamentals along with the changes introduced. The ongoing flood of challenges facing auditors never seems to end. Between legislation updates and economic uncertainties continue to provide a difficult environment for the profession. Fraud, financial Reporting disclosures, asset valuations and going concern are still on the agenda for 2025. Therefore, now more than ever, it is essential that auditors now focus on optimising their processes and procedures to ensure profitable implementation of the standards.

Having helped hundreds of firms navigate the auditing and ethical standards over the years the OmniPro technical team is uniquely positioned to identify the enduring problem areas and provide solutions to the most common challenges faced by practitioners. This workshop looks at the theory of the standards blended together with the practical challenges and the requirements to comply with the monitoring expectations of the Institutes.

This workshop will focus on the practical implementation of the auditing and associated ethical standards – from communications, planning and procedures right through to execution, reporting and opinion forming.

Areas covered will include:

Session 1: Audit Overview and Revisions to the Standards;

Session 2: Audit quality and Ethics;
• ISA 200 – Overall Objectives of the Independent Auditor & the Conduct of an Audit;
• ISA 220 – Quality Control for an Audit;
• Ethical Standard for Auditors;
• ISQC1 – Quality Control for Firms that Perform Audits;

Course Level: Advanced

11th Feb, 12:10

Planning and Documentation & Risks and Responses – February 2025

Speaker: Colm Owens & Lindsay Webber - OmniPro Practice Support

While the IAASA International Standards on Auditing (Ireland) have been with us for some time now, there are new standards and amendments being rolled out on an ongoing basis. Auditors need to keep up to date with the fundamentals along with the changes introduced. The ongoing flood of challenges facing auditors never seems to end. Between legislation updates and economic uncertainties continue to provide a difficult environment for the profession. Fraud, financial Reporting disclosures, asset valuations and going concern are still on the agenda for 2025. Therefore, now more than ever, it is essential that auditors now focus on optimising their processes and procedures to ensure profitable implementation of the standards.

Having helped hundreds of firms navigate the auditing and ethical standards over the years the OmniPro technical team is uniquely positioned to identify the enduring problem areas and provide solutions to the most common challenges faced by practitioners. This workshop looks at the theory of the standards blended together with the practical challenges and the requirements to comply with the monitoring expectations of the Institutes.

This workshop will focus on the practical implementation of the auditing and associated ethical standards – from communications, planning and procedures right through to execution, reporting and opinion forming.

Areas covered will include:

Session 3: Planning and documentation;
• ISA 300 – Planning an Audit;
• ISA 250A – Consideration of Laws and Regulations in an Audit;
• ISA 320 – Materiality in Planning and Performing an Audit;
• ISA 530 – Audit Sampling.

Session 4: Risks and Responses;
• ISA 240 – Auditors’ Responsibilities Relating to Fraud in an Audit;
• ISA 315 – Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatements.
• ISA 330 – Auditors’ Responses to Assessed Risks.

The notes pack will consist of detailed slides and supporting material for each component section of the workshop.

Course Level: Advanced

13th Feb, 10:00

Execution and Evidence Gathering & Completion Phase – February 2025

Speaker: Colm Owens & Lindsay Webber - OmniPro Practice Support

While the IAASA International Standards on Auditing (Ireland) have been with us for some time now, there are new standards and amendments being rolled out on an ongoing basis. Auditors need to keep up to date with the fundamentals along with the changes introduced. The ongoing flood of challenges facing auditors never seems to end. Between legislation updates and economic uncertainties continue to provide a difficult environment for the profession. Fraud, financial Reporting disclosures, asset valuations and going concern are still on the agenda for 2025. Therefore, now more than ever, it is essential that auditors now focus on optimising their processes and procedures to ensure profitable implementation of the standards.

Having helped hundreds of firms navigate the auditing and ethical standards over the years the OmniPro technical team is uniquely positioned to identify the enduring problem areas and provide solutions to the most common challenges faced by practitioners. This workshop looks at the theory of the standards blended together with the practical challenges and the requirements to comply with the monitoring expectations of the Institutes.

This workshop will focus on the practical implementation of the auditing and associated ethical standards – from communications, planning and procedures right through to execution, reporting and opinion forming.

Areas covered will include:

Session 5: Execution and Evidence Gathering;
• ISA 230 – Audit Documentation;
• ISA 500 – Audit Evidence;
• ISA 402 – Audit Consideration Relating to an Entity Using a Service Organisation;
• ISA 501 – Audit Evidence – Specific Consideration for Selected Items;
• ISA 540 – Auditing Accounting Estimates;

Session 6: Completion phase;
• ISA 560 – Subsequent Events;
• ISA 600 – Audits of Group Financial Statements (incl. the WORK of Component Auditors)
• ISA 450 – Evaluation of misstatements identified during the audit
• ISA 550 – Related parties
• ISA 520 – Analytical procedures

Course Level: Advanced

13th Feb, 12:10

Going Concern and Practical Opinion Forming – February 2025

Speaker: Colm Owens & Lindsay Webber - OmniPro Practice Support

While the IAASA International Standards on Auditing (Ireland) have been with us for some time now, there are new standards and amendments being rolled out on an ongoing basis. Auditors need to keep up to date with the fundamentals along with the changes introduced. The ongoing flood of challenges facing auditors never seems to end. Between legislation updates and economic uncertainties continue to provide a difficult environment for the profession. Fraud, financial Reporting disclosures, asset valuations and going concern are still on the agenda for 2025. Therefore, now more than ever, it is essential that auditors now focus on optimising their processes and procedures to ensure profitable implementation of the standards.

Having helped hundreds of firms navigate the auditing and ethical standards over the years the OmniPro technical team is uniquely positioned to identify the enduring problem areas and provide solutions to the most common challenges faced by practitioners. This workshop looks at the theory of the standards blended together with the practical challenges and the requirements to comply with the monitoring expectations of the Institutes.

This workshop will focus on the practical implementation of the auditing and associated ethical standards – from communications, planning and procedures right through to execution, reporting and opinion forming.

Areas covered will include:

Session 7: Going Concern and Opinions;
• ISA 700 - The Unqualified Audit Opinion
• ISA 570 - Material Uncertainty Due to Going Concern
• ISA 706 - Emphasis of Matter Paragraphs & Other Matter Paragraphs & First Time Audits
• ISA 705 – Modified Opinions; Limitation of Scope, Adverse & Disclaimers of Opinion
• ISA 701 - Key Audit Matters;
• ISA 710 – Comparative information
• ISA 720 – Auditors Responsibility for Other Information.

Session 8: Practical Opinion Forming & Review of Live Audit Reports.
• Live Audit Opinion Review

Course Level: Advanced