The major topics covered in this course include:
- Overview of contingencies and related disclosures
- Identifying and determining proper accounting treatment for litigation, claims and assessments
- Evaluating the sufficiency of attorney's letter responses for audit evidence
- Evaluating substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time
- Auditing managements assumptions in making the going concern evaluation
- Proper application of the liquidation basis of accounting