Instructor
Daniel Bradley
Instructor
Daniel W. Bradley, CPA
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Dan Bradley is a principal with the regional certified public accounting firm of Young, Oakes, Brown & Co. P.C. in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He has extensive experience in performing audits of for-profit as well as governmental and not-for-profit organizations subject to the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133. In addition, he has extensive experience dealing with entities (governmental units, not-for-profit organizations, and for-profit organizations) subject to the requirements of Government Auditing Standards. Dan holds a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania license to practice as a Certified Public Accountant, and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University where he graduated with highest distinction.
Mr. Bradley is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), and the Institute of Management Accountants. He is also a long time member of the PICPA’s Local Government Accounting and Auditing Committee. As of June 1, 2007, Mr. Bradley was elected to the PICPA’s Ethics Committee. Mr. Bradley has also served as past president of his IMA chapter, as well as serving as a member of the Executive Committee of the Pennsylvania Economy League. Mr. Bradley was a past President of the Altoona Chapter of the American Business Club as well as being a member of his local March of Dimes board.
In addition, Mr. Bradley has previously been an adjunct associate professor at Saint Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania where he is a past recipient of the Continuing Education’s Instructor of the Year Award. Mr. Bradley has been a frequent speaker and panelist on various governmental and not-for-profit programs for the AICPA, numerous state societies, the St. Francis College’s CPE Department, and numerous local entities. Mr. Bradley is a multi-year recipient of the AICPA’s Outstanding Facilitator Award.
This course, based on chapters 1–6 of Government Auditing Standards, 2018
Revision, is essential for auditors performing Yellow Book audits and provides an
excellent baseline of information as it relates to understanding Yellow Book
requirements and application guidance. It also provides detailed information that
all auditors planning and conducting engagements in accordance with the Yellow
Book need to understand to be able to discern the requirements related to
independence, ethics, and standards for financial audits.
Please note – materials for this event will be provided electronically ONLY. Please feel free to bring your own device to view the materials. We recommend that you download them prior to the event date rather than onsite.
• Identify the guidance found in Government Auditing Standards, 2018
Revision.
• Recognize the relationship between Government Auditing Standards
and other professional standards.
• Recognize the Yellow Book guidance regarding independence as
found in Government Auditing Standards, 2018 Revision.
• Identify the Yellow Book requirements for financial statement audits.
• Foundation and principles for government auditing
• General requirements for complying with Government Auditing
Standards
• Ethics, independence, and professional judgment
• Competence and CPE
• Quality control and peer review
• Standards for financial audits
None
Government auditors and public
accountants that will be planning
or conducting engagements in
accordance with Government
Auditing Standards, 2018
Revision (“Yellow Book”)