Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Testing 2 CPE

This course is a very good material for beginners, but also experienced professionals. It is clearly and accessibly structured with key points brought to attention of the students.

clear course, well structured and explained. It helps a lot to understanding the evolution and how some current practices went live.

Well explained and excellent slides for future use. Well explained and excellent slides for future use.

very good presentation and helpful and I agree that it will further help me in my work and upgrade my skills and knowledge

Great information, explained in a clear, easy to follow manner.

Enjoyed this course and the additional insights from the instructor. Very clear and concise concepts. Would highly recommend to organizations or individuals needing more insight to the "SOX World".

Course content was clearly presented. Reference materials effectively aided in understanding the content. Instructor was knowledgeable about the subject matter.

I have enjoyed so much this course, which I considered have an invaluable materials and knowledge to use as a permanent reference and to apply in SOX audit duties regularly. Thanks to Lynn for this magnificent and outstanding course because it will help me to achieve my professional goals in my Auditor career :)

Very informative course and great experience provided to learners

I enjoyed getting to now some of the automation areas that are being seen across SOX compliant companies.

The course is well organized and easy to understand!

I found the slides to be very interesting. Ms. Louis made the slides very engaging.

Great course on ethical and regulatory considerations for remote employees. This will interest you!

It is a very lengthy topic. I like it but it would be better if can have more detail of each subsection. Feel like it is not enough and wish to have more examples.

The example and explanation were relevant to real life.

I have completed the course and have no further comments.

A great review of what communication really is. Highlights ideas that are not intuitively known.

Thanks for the very comprehensive course in understanding expectations under SOX standards.

I liked how the course detailed and explained the traits and skills areas.

The course material explain the full scope of the IT and its relation to controls

I like how the instructor works through simple, real examples of the close process. Good refresher.

not sure I agree with this question and answer: Question: Which of the following is not a disclosure control procedure?

Interesting class. The final exam comes more from the class than the handouts, would like to see all material in a hand out for reference after the class.

Content and material was very sloppy. Overall the instructor was incredibly knowledgeable, however one of the key concepts of Mgmt Accounting is the usefulness and presentation of information and yet the information presented was poorly presented.

Good overview of professional ethics for New York CPAs.

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Tied to educational objectives, connected to real-life situations

Great overview of the COSO and internal control processes/procedures

A very clear explanations, covering all topics. I really love the session. Perhaps can get a more exciting slides or link share for reference. Overall, good. thank you!

Amazing course! Very solid material to provide a broad understanding of how Fraud is managed according with SOX.

I liked the course because it introduces you to a short history of the regulations and how they developed over time.

This course provides some great information. The topics covered are very helpful as well.

Jim has a great teaching style making it easy to grasp the key concepts for this course. This was a very good refresher for me. Thank you Jim!

I am very happy with the training I received in these modules. I also very much appreciate all the templates and documentation provided in the last module. I know that I will be referring back to this material often in the future.

Enjoyed the course which Is exactly what I was seeking to begin educating myself about SOX and how SOX relates to EA/IA. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise, Lynn!

Great exposure to Fraud Risk Management Strategy. Fraud Risk Monitoring is crucial in today's business environment. Professionals from business and accounting background could make use of the information for professional certification studies and on-job applications. I would definitely keep the notes for future reference.

A lot of material covered but nicely separated by topics.

This excellent course helps and encourages to use healthy scepticism to detect cash related fraud cases.

Material was a little hard to understand and retain. I would have liked more clarification

The course is very useful for those risk management professionals who need to rethink their organizational planning efforts.

A helpful, tangible approach on the topic. Judgment and specific company factors play into a conclusion/position. The information within this webinar will be useful.

This was a great class that gave me some important tips that I hadnt previously considered. Very useful!

Excellent course, the material and trainer were really clear even for those new in SOX world.

I learned a lot from this course and will highly recommend it!

The training videos was good and understandable. The PPT presented was clear .

These tools will provide assistance in the development and execution of SOX compliance procedures.

ExcelLent :) Well-structured and easy to study Text Based Course. Very useful supporting materials. Interesting info.

Dislike: The writing of the exam questions aren't as well written as the rest of the courses.

This a trending topic in current industries and gaining more focus for its use cases and utilization. The course provided a good introduction to this topic.

It was very well structured, well-paced and easy to follow training course. Structuring the course in segments as well as offering a continuous play option is perfect for any learning style. The examples given were good.

This is an excellent SOX topic that I have not previously seen covered before.

The learning activity was engaging and appropriate. It met my expectations.

Like in other webinars Lynn has, I loved how she goes deep in every slide using examples and/or making great observations for when you are in the process of RA. With that, you can see she is very knowledged in the subject she is teaching about.

This course provided an excellent overview of the risk assessment steps and criteria to complete the process. I especially appreciated the sample documents provided by the instructor. Also, this instructor was very clear, concise and provided very meaningful examples of this topic. She is an excellent communicator. I enjoyed this class and would highly recommend it.

Material not specific enough in terms of definitions and concepts.

The Course was very engaging and provided great examples of real life. The instructor is very enthusiastic and content is to the point.

The course is very informative and covers all necessary topics that are needed to be proficient in the Sarbanes Oxley. I highly recommend this course to individuals who wants to learn and understand SOX.

Very informative course. I recommend to anyone, don't have anything else to comment on.

The course was informative and helpful in better understanding in identifying and documenting controls as it relates to sarbanes-oxley. This instructor speaks clearly and gives good information.

This was very helpful and I will definitely save these training materials if our department is ever called on to conduct an audit of the network. Currently we also have an Information Security team that is a second line of defense to our Internal Audit team.

Great course! A very thorough review of internal controls that was easy to understand.

Did not understand the section on controversy around Pitt & Webster. Seemed somewhat irrelevant

the course was very insightful and its very applicable to my technology area of practice

A good course on ITGC. It has helped me refresh and reinforce my understanding of the topic

I would have liked a deeper dive on the SOX Testing Process and IT sections. IT was very general and didn't give a lot of specifics or depth. The control testing didn't even mention IPE. Would have liked more guidance on testing specifics. The background, explanation of legislation, auditing standards, COSO, etc were very beneficial.

Contains some helpful information when trying to schedule time with management

Objectives Met, Appropriate requirements, Activties completed

This is an excellent course from Lynn Fountain! The real-life scenarios and current event considerations bring life to the topic.

Helpful information about automating reports in Excel. Recommend.

I enjoyed the examples given in this course. These examples helped to bring all of the concepts that I am learning in the certification together!

"How should the control environment be viewed by organizations?" <--Based on the expected answer, this question is written extremely poorly & is misleading.

Very meaningful and informative course gives a very good understanding on standard evolution.

The course was adequate but suggest you relook at the questions. The use of not in the questions is very confusing even for the most experienced person. Also your question in the final exam on incentives is poorly worded

Good refresher course to understand the concept of SOX

I am with a new company implementing a SOX program. While I had experience in SOX previous to this class, these lectures have provided new information, a great foundation, and good real world examples. I will likely be returning to the classes and handouts on a routine basis for guidance.

Difficult training - more examples within the slides could be added as examples provided orally in the recording are very generic.

Very good course, Its good to have a one presentation rather than many

Very Informative. Comprehensive learning. Extensive material provided.

Excellent articulation of COSO 2013 principles that have provided better practical linkage. Only one improvement recommended is to include some more specific examples

Best point: understanding SEC vs PCAOB and AS2 to AS5

Thank you for another great course that introduced the connection of COSO 2013 and fraud.

KPI section could be more informative in measuring how effective your profile is.

The tools (resources, downloadable material) in this are incredibly valuable - a great conclusion for this certification program.

great review, useful refresher of the ASC 606, it emphasizes all the key points.

This was an excellent and engaging course. It gave a simple, but wholistic introduction to the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Looking forward to watching the remaining courses in the certification.

A good course and easy to understand, organizations should focus on continous improvement.

Good course overall. The instructor is knowledgeable and interactive, but it was hard to follow and keep up at times because the instructor went a little too fast and used too many technical terms.

Your courses have all been so wonderful, so informational, and so thorough--in short, greatly appreciated by me! Thank you for sharing your expertise, your wealth of knowledge, your inclusion of examples! I have greatly enjoyed reading and listening to all of your lectures thus far.

Great course and very well prepared and explained.

Good review of various types of audit reports that can be issued. However, this course did not cover the dating of the report or the auditor's responsibilities for reporting of subsequent events.

A lot to digest! Terms are essential in understanding concepts.

LOTS of good information! So much actually that I am sure that I need to come back to these slides many times to really understand this thoroughly. There are so many things to be taken into consideration. Good templates and examples.

Gave a good overview of SOX related to ITGC. Would have like to gone into more detail on application controls. Overall, good course.

great course, easy to read and follow along the way the text is written

It was very interesting to get perspective from someone who has worked in both external and internal audit. This was a great refresher on what goes into consideration when issuing an audit opinion.

Overall course contained very good information and history behind the "why?" we do all the work we do

Excellent course!!!Stated learning objectives were met, stated prerequisite requirements were appropriate and sufficient and instructor was effective.

Thank you so much for this amazing course where I had the opportunity to learn so many interesting things that I will be able to apply in my daily routine.

Well detailed and properly explained concepts on fraud risk assessment. This is a good introduction into Fraud risk assessment and sets the expectations for beginners

i felt that the instructor gave her best effort to capture the new concepts of the standard.

Very helpful, however, too much theoretical information, years, reports

The presenter provides plenty of relevant insights on fraud evaluations in a very clear and concise manner

Great comparison between COSO 1992 and 2013. The instructor is very knowledgeable and shares relevant information

Excellent course with a strong presenter. A course for anyone who wants to understand and develop stronger more compelling presentations and how to deliver them.

Thanks for this in-depth course. The course material is rich and the delivery, very excellent.

Excellent course! Recommended for everyone who wants expand his knowledge of Power BI.

This was a course on Internal Controls! More words are needed to make it informative to my peers.

This was a very confusing one. I finally passed when I answered one question which seemed again what the material and I understood. It was question six. I disagree that it should be answer A. A going concern is considered when a company has issues about going a year from the opinion letter date.

Great addition to illumeo. Really helps keep up with the Ethics requirement in a timely manner.

This entire section is new to me and is very technical. This would be helpful if you need to understand the basics of XBRL.

Excellent full package on SOX and COSO principles with key template to implement process in the organization.

This course was well developed and well presented. Good coverage of the subject.

Good review course. This was a solid refresher for something I have been away from for some time.

This course provided a good high level overview of how to conduct a risk assessment for SOX.

Awesome course. I finally understand what the Blockchain is and does. Many thanks

The final module in this marathon of a course - 17 courses yet it was very well delivered and comprehensive. Job well done as I learnt a lot.

This was both relatable and informative. Definitely worth the time.

Provides a good insight into section 404 requirements

The explanation is very clear, straight to the point.

Very good and simplified course. It serves as a good refresher for people practicing SOX and ICFR only daily basis but serves as a good basis for people just starting to learn SOX.

outdated with 2013 data - don't think FCPA enforcement has increased under Trump

Everything is making sense but I guess what I'm struggling with is how to identify the "differences" between ASC 606 vs previous version. I felt like all the things that you said existed before. I was wondering if there is a summary/table available where I can clearly see the difference in transaction treatment between ASC 606 and the old version.

good review, nice to be back to this online trainings

Very well presented. Easy to understand and follow.

This SOX 404 section possess good controls information.

Overall very good content and very well articulated by the trainer.

This course helped me strengthen my understanding of IA fundamentals.

Overall good learning material. the XBRL vs SOX was really good learning in a way that shows link between them.

An important aspect that companies forget to look at because cyber attacks are seldomly experienced by them. Great refresher on how to react to cyber attacks

Simple and very usefulThe simplicity was surprising yet we overlook most of the tasks involved here

This course clearly identifies the different variations of delegating work in the organization, based on the individuals.

Supporting materials helped drive home discussion, relevant for CPA day-to-day dealings with Operations and Executive Management.

well thought out and acceptable for cpe review purposes

I like the examples given in this course, which are detailed, and very realistic.

This course provides a detailed materials on preventing and detecting fraud.

This course was difficult to follow for those without a background in data analytics. It would be nice to be able to watch the instructor perform the tasks.

I have been working in the SOX/404 area of my internal audit department for a number of years and knew a lot of this at a certain (and varying) level/s - this course showed me where I need to focus more and filled in more gaps than I knew I had!

This course was excellent and provided important information that I will utilize in the future.

Excellent overview about temporary differences, very useful examples and exercises

This class should be broken out into two classes. This is a lot of information for one class.

Good, clear explanation of control activities with a more in-depth look at each principle and POF. The concepts are easy to understand with great examples provided.

this was alot of work but the slides and seminars made it much easier

I highly recommend this course to anyone working in accounting. The class material is filled with lots of examples. Great class.

Great course specially regarding the differences between application controls and general controls.

Great review of preparing indirect cash flow statement.

great class, easy to use, material presented well, very organized, key points listed for every subject

Great refresher on basic accounting topics. The materials were easy to follow, and navigate.

Includes fraud not just by employee but also by customer. Includes not just cash but also effect on inventory. A good case for decreasing cash transactions.

I was not familiar with XBRL, so this course was very helpful.

This course is full of a lot of technical information. At times I found it hard to follow, but still finished having learned enough to have a reasonable understanding of the topic.

Good insight in personalities and leadership. Excellent explanations of human behavior

This is an interesting and complex topic. I would have liked to see a longer, more indepth session.

Great course that makes me want to read more about the topic.

This is a great overview of XBRL - I found it very technical having not covered the topic before but still managed to understand enough to pass the test. Lynn's presentation was clear and demonstrated her expertise in this area.

The course is excellent, it adds a different perspective in the function of the CAE as part of the company.

Great information! Easy to understand and overall meaningful content....

Lynn Fountain's webinars are concise and thorough. Anyone without experience would get a clear understanding of the subject matter and what's required.

I wish instructor took some time to spell out some of conditions in functions he was demonstrating

Good information, easy to understand. Overall enjoyed the whole course.

A useful and technical course topic which was presented in a clear and concise manner.

Very concise and to the point information.

very informative and easy to follow

Short albeit good review of T&E expenses.

Some more error rectification technique may be included in this course.

A very interesting topic, another one they don't teach you in school.

Very informative

Awesome

It is a little challenging to listen to this presenter. She seems very repetitive. I also was discouraged that every time she referred to a leadership position, she used the term "he."

pretty good course, a little dry for my taste

Excellent - gave me a good understanding of SOX by providing the history and timeline of the changes.

This is a very detailed and informative course. I really enjoyed it.

good review material

Interesting and a good introduction

Fun and revelating

Excellent course

Good details

excellent refresher

Good refresher on SEC Reporting and structure of reports

This is a great synopsis of the IPO process, including the key regulatory considerations and planning elements. I highly recommend this course.