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Year End - Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) for CPAs

2 CPE Credits $71.00/credit hour Wednesday, December 16, 2026 · 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET
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Significant changes in Preparation, Compilation, and Review standards under SSARS continue to reshape how practitioners perform and document engagements for nonpublic entities. This year‑end update provides a clear, comprehensive overview of the most recent SSARS guidance, including revisions affecting engagement letters, reporting requirements, documentation standards, disclosures, attest vs. nonattest considerations, and ethics updates under ET 1.295.

Participants will gain practical insights into emerging issues for 2026–2027, common areas of deficiency, and the impact of the new Quality Management Standards on SSARS 26 and related engagements. This program delivers actionable guidance to help CPAs strengthen compliance, enhance documentation quality, and provide more effective and efficient services across Preparation, Compilation, and Review engagements.

Who Should Attend
This course is ideal for accounting and assurance professionals responsible for SSARS engagements.

Topics Covered

  • Updates to Preparation, Compilation, and Review standards
  • Engagement letter changes, reporting requirements, and disclosure updates
  • Documentation enhancements required under recent SSARS guidance
  • Attest vs. nonattest considerations and common problem areas
  • Ethical requirements under ET 1.295 for SSARS practitioners
  • Quality Management Standards and their impact on SSARS 26
  • Current issues and emerging developments for 2026–2027

Learning Objectives

  • Identify and explain key changes in Preparation, Compilation, and Review standards under SSARS
  • Recognize selected current issues affecting SSARS engagements for 2026 and 2027
  • Apply updated requirements for engagement letters, reporting, disclosures, and documentation across SSARS service levels
  • Evaluate documentation standards and implement changes required by new SSARS pronouncements
  • Identify ethical considerations under ET 1.295 affecting both attest and nonattest services
  • Explain how the AICPA's Quality Management Standards impact SSARS 26 and firm‑level compliance obligations

Level
Update

Instructional Method
Group: Internet-based

NASBA Field of Study
Accounting (1 hour), Auditing (1 hour)

Program Prerequisites
Working knowledge of SSARS requirements

Advance Preparation
None

Instructor

Salvatore Collemi

Salvatore A. Collemi, CPA is the Managing Member and Founder of Collemi Consulting and Advisory Services, LLC where he relies on over three decades of global business experience to guide U.S. and International public accounting firms, litigation attorneys, valuation experts, the C-suite and related institutions that support the profession in order to promote and enhance audit quality.

His practice provides outsourced high-level strategic and technical accounting & auditing guidance. Services include a full range of U.S. and International accounting & auditing consultations, technical reviews of financial statements and workpapers, AICPA Peer Review & PCAOB Inspection preparation, perform internal inspections, customized CPE training, independence & ethics consultations, etc. Salvatore is also a keynote speaker at company retreats and conferences. His past work experience at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the AICPA, combined with his previous roles as external auditor and technical partner to both national and international public accounting firms, gives him a keen understanding into the mindset of both regulators and standard-setters that he shares with his clients.

As a recognized subject matter expert on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Salvatore was named by the AICPA as an official participant in the development and review of IFRS questions for the Uniform CPA Examination and served as the IFRS Expert-at-Large for the AICPA Board of Examiners Content Committee from 2011-2014. Salvatore also served as AICPA liaison to the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) Transnational Auditors Committee and Global Peer Review Subcommittee to assist in the development of their international quality assurance review program.

For more information about Salvatore, visit Collemi Consulting & Advisory Services, LLC and LinkedIn.
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