Going Concern Audit Issues (CPE Course)

CPE Credit: 1 hour

Course Type: Downloaded PDF materials with online test

Price (with PDF Textbook): $15


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Course Description
One of the most essential elements of an audit is the determination of whether a client can continue as a going concern. This course helps the auditor navigate through the going concern topic by covering all related accounting and auditing pronouncements and providing multiple disclosure examples. It also itemizes a number of best practices to improve the process of identifying going concern situations and evaluating management remediation plans.


Author: Steven Bragg

Course Number: AU1031

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the criteria for a going concern evaluation.

  • Identify what constitutes an adverse condition or event.

  • Specify the unique characteristics of the liquidation basis of accounting.

  • Recognize audit procedures associated with the going concern topic.

  • Identify the going concern documentation requirements for the auditor.

Level: Overview

Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study

NASBA Category: Auditing

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None

Latest Review Date: June 2023

Program Registration Requirements: Click on "Purchase Course" near the top of this page to pay for and access the course. You will then be able to download the course as a PDF file, then take an on-line examination, and then download a certificate of completion if you pass the examination.

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AccountingTools, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

The NASBA sponsor identification number for Accountingtools, Inc. is 115881.


AccountingTools is an IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider. We are compliant with the requirements for continuing education providers (as described in sections 10.6 and 10.9 of the Department of Treasury’s Circular No. 230 and in other IRS guidance, forms, and instructions). Our IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider number is 72821.