New Yellow Book

It is essential all auditors performing Yellow Book audits understand the recently revised concepts and standards of generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS). This book provides a baseline of information for accountants to gain an understanding of the new Yellow Book (2018 revision of Government Auditing Standards).

Featuring new guidance related to independence and peer review, this book will increase your knowledge of the requirements and application guidance related to:

• Ethics
• Independence
• Standards for financial audits
• Attestation engagements
• Performance audits

Key topics covered include:

• Foundation and principles for the use and application of generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS)
• General requirements for complying with the Yellow Book
• Ethics, independence, and professional judgment
• Competence and continuing professional education
• Quality control and peer review
• Standards for financial audits
• Standards for attestation engagements and reviews of financial statements
• Fieldwork standards for performance audits
• Reporting standards for performance audits

Rebecca Meyer, CPA, CGMA, is President of RAM CPA, PLLC located in Raleigh, NC and is a seasoned CPA and management accountant with more than 22 years of technical finance and leadership expertise in various aspects of attest, accounting and compliance services. Her firm specializes in collaborating with state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, small businesses, regulators, and other CPA firms to provide high quality audit, attest, accounting, finance, and compliance services. Prior to forming her own firm, Ms. Meyer worked for 11 years as a Technical Manager in the AICPA's Professional Ethics Division, where she helped to enforce the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct by investigating allegations of violations of technical accounting and attest standards, including U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), Uniform Guidance, ERISA, and others. In this role, she assisted in remediation and education of members to improve the overall quality of professional services performed in the industry. She specializes in government, nonprofit and single audit engagements. She serves on the AICPA's Technical Standards Subcommittee as well as the Government Accounting and Auditing Committee and the Nonprofit Accounting and Auditing Committee of the North Carolina Association of CPAs.