• videocam Live Webinar with Live Q&A
  • calendar_month July 27, 2026 @ 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT
  • signal_cellular_alt Intermediate
  • card_travel Accounting
  • schedule 110 minutes

AICPA’s Quality Management Standards: Maintaining and Monitoring an Effective Quality Management System

About the Course

Introduction

This webinar will address the requirements of the AICPA’s new quality management standards, particularly the monitoring and remediation component. Our panel of CPAs will will provide a quick refresher on the standards, briefly address operating your quality management system, and deliver a deep dive into the ongoing monitoring and remediation requirements under SQMS No. 1.

Description

The AICPA's new Quality Management Standards required CPA firms to design and implement a new system of quality management by December 15, 2025. With implementation now behind them, firms face a new challenge: sustaining and continuously improving that system over time.

Under QM section 10 (SQMS No. 1), firms are required to establish an ongoing monitoring and remediation process—one designed to provide relevant, reliable, and timely information about the design, implementation, and operation of the quality management system. This process encompasses designing appropriate monitoring activities, evaluating findings and deficiencies, performing root cause analysis (a new requirement under the standards), and taking timely remedial action.

Listen as our panel of accounting professionals explains how to meet these ongoing obligations effectively—whether you are a sole practitioner or part of a larger firm—and offers practical guidance for building a sustainable, scalable monitoring program


Presented By

Connor Crow
Assistant Chief
CPAClub

Mr. Crow is a skilled CPA with extensive experience from the Big 4, including several years at KPMG where he developed a robust expertise in accounting and audit. During his tenure at KPMG, he was involved in a range of high-profile public and private audit engagements, delivering critical insights and ensuring rigorous compliance with regulatory standards.

Chris Vanover
Founder and President
CPAClub

Mr. Vanover is an entrepreneur, CPA, and college educator with over two decades of diverse experience in accounting, auditing, and regulation across global and regional public accounting firms, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and academia. Recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting and an Innovator to Watch by Accounting Today, he has also been nominated for prestigious awards, including the Orange County Business Journal’s Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Innovator of the Year. Prior to founding CPAClub, Mr. Vanover was an audit partner at a Top 40 firm, where he oversaw the firm’s system of quality control for the audit practice across nine offices. His experience also includes 13 years with PwC, where he was a member of the Chief Auditor Network within its National Quality Organization. 

Brian Yujuico
Senior Vice President
CPAClub

Mr. Yujuico has 20 years of extensive experience in both public and private industry accounting and auditing. Recognized as a 20 Under 40 Top Influencer by CPA Practice Advisor, his career reflects a deep commitment to advancing accounting and auditing practices and supporting professionals. Mr. Yujuico spent the first 12 years of his career at PwC, where he excelled in the assurance practice, serving a diverse portfolio of both public and privately held clients. His role involved complex audit engagements and provided him with a robust understanding of various industry sectors and regulatory environments. Mr. Yujuico also served in PwC’s Chief Auditor Network within its National Quality Organization.

Credit Information
  • BARBRI is a NASBA CPE sponsor and this 110-minute webinar is accredited for 2.0 CPE credits.

Date + Time

  • event

    Monday, July 27, 2026

  • schedule

    1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT

I. AICPA Quality Management Standards: A Refresher

II. Operating Your System of Quality Management

III. The Monitoring and Remediation Process: Overview and Requirements

IV. Designing and Performing Monitoring Activities

V. Identifying Deficiencies, Root Cause Analysis, and Remediation

The panel will cover these and other key issues:

•     Understanding the ongoing monitoring and remediation requirements under QM section 10

•     Designing tailored monitoring activities appropriate for your firm’s size and complexity

•     Applying professional judgment to distinguish findings from deficiencies

•     Performing root cause analysis to understand and remediate deficiencies on a timely basis

•     Documenting your monitoring and remediation process to support peer review

•     Practical guidance for sole practitioners and firms of all sizes


Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Determine steps to facilitate monitoring a quality management system
  • Decide how risk methodology can be appropriately scaled under the standards
  • Ascertain qualifications of the engagement quality reviewer
  • Identify key components of the AICPA's quality management standards
  • Field of Study: Accounting
  • Level of Knowledge: Intermediate
  • Advance Preparation: None
  • Teaching Method: Seminar/Lecture
  • Delivery Method: Group-Internet (via computer)
  • Attendance Monitoring Method: Attendance is monitored electronically via a participant's PIN and through a series of attendance verification prompts displayed throughout the program
  • Prerequisite:

    Three years+ business or public firm experience, preparing reviewed, compiled, and audited financial statements and the relative disclosures. Specific knowledge and understanding of GAAP, SSARS, and peer review policies.


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