Overview     

Companies rely on the financial data provided by accountants to make important business decisions. It is therefore very crucial that they exercise due diligence in all their engagements with clients.  

Accountants, compilers of financial statements, auditors, independent reviewers, and tax practitioners can all expand their services offering and increase their income by knowing how to perform due diligence engagements. This webinar aims to outline the correct application of ISRS 4400 (Revised) Agreed Upon Procedures Engagements, and raise awareness of the latest important documents published by IFAC for easy guidance and reference purposes.  

Broaden your professional knowledge by joining Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA) on 19 April 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for this webinar during which she will explain due diligence as an agreed-upon procedures engagement - in accordance with ISRS 4400 (Revised). 

Learning objectives    

By attending this webinar you will gain the following competencies: 

• Understand what an agreed-upon procedures engagement is and when it is appropriate to use one. 

• Be aware of significant enhancements that were made to the revised ISRS 4400 standard. 

• Understand the correct application of the Standard as well as other related explanatory material and appendices. 

• Know the content of the illustrative engagement letter and agreed-upon procedures reports. 

• Be able to draft engagement letters and agreed-upon procedures reports in the correct format.  

Content   

   The webinar will cover the following foundational to intermediate topics:  

• What is an agreed-upon procedures engagement? 

• ISRS 4400: Standard categories.  

• Requirements for due diligence engagements. 

• How to perform an AUP engagement. 

• Which report do you issue? 

• Latest documents from IFAC. 

• Latest documents from IFAC. 

Obtaining your CPD certificate   

This training is compliant with the International Education Standard (IES7) issued by the International Federation of Accountants and recognised for CPD by relevant professional bodies including ACCA, CIMA, IAC, IIA, SAICA and SAIPA. 

All attendees are issued with a CPD certificate available in an online profile.   

About the presenter  

Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA),  RA 

Lettie Janse van Vuuren is not your typical chartered accountant! She is a Registered Auditor, Registered Assessor and Moderator, as well as a professional trainer and webinar host. 

She was the Professional Development Manager at SAICA for 4 years and in charge of accrediting new training offices and monitoring existing ones (including the moderation of training offices). 

Lettie recently joined SA Accounting Academy as a presenter and will be working closely with the CPD Department to ensure their members stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the auditing, accounting and tax industries. 

Lettie is passionate about improving the efficiency at training offices and audit practices. She has extensive experience on a variety of topics including SAICA requirements, IRBA firm inspection preparation, CaseWare issues, audit file reviews, quality control manuals and implementation, HR policies, and FASSET skills development. 

Who should attend?   

   The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar: 

• Professional accountants such as CA(SA), BAP(SA), AGA(SA), Professional Accountant (SA), FCCA, BA(SA) and ACCA. 

• Registered auditors. 

• Independent reviewers. 

• Accounting officers. 

• Trainee accountants. 

Price                 

• R 450.00 - Online admission - Individual. 

• Group Price 1 - R950 (maximum of 5 attendees) 

• Group Price 2 - R1 850 (maximum of 10 attendees) 

• Group Price 3 - R2 650 (maximum of 15 attendees) 

Steps to register for the event:   

If you already have a profile, login and register for the webinar.  

If you don’t have a profile, create a free profile then login and register for the webinar.  

Click here  to create a free profile (There is no charge to create a profile and gain access to our free Monthly Practice Management Series).  

Click here  to find out about the Technical Resource Centre & CPD Subscription options.  

 Additional material  

   By attending this webinar you will be provided with:  

• Summarised slide presentation;  

• Detailed course material; 

• Source documents for reference/resource library; and   

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.