The following CPD courses will assist members to meet the minimum CPD standard set out in appendix 2 of the competency requirements.

Members are not obliged to complete courses offered by CPA Australia. However, members must ensure the course complies with our CPD requirements. The My CPD committment brochure examines the CPD requirements of members and the various ways they can meet those requirements.

New courses

Three new courses are available: Borrowing via SMSF, SMSF compliance audit and SMSF financial statement audit. These courses are running in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

View Borrowing via SMSF:

• course details for Perth event, Tuesday 16 September
• course details for Adelaide event, Wednesday 17 September
• course details for Melbourne event, Thursday 18 September
• course details for Sydney event, Friday 19 September
• course details for Brisbane event, Thursday 25 September

View SMSF compliance audit:

• course details for Sydney event, Thursday 6 November
• course details for Melbourne event, Wednesday 19 November
• course details for Brisbane event, Monday 24 November
• course details for Perth event, Friday 28 November

View SMSF financial statement audit:

• course details for Sydney event, Thursday 6 November
• course details for Melbourne event, Friday 19 November
• course details for Brisbane event, Monday 24 November
• course details for Perth event, Friday 28 November

Superannuation

• Audit of SMSF
• SMSF: investment and trustee issues
• SMSF: taxation, legislation and regulations
• Simplified super: a one day intensive
• Quarterly super update
• Quarterly super summary: audio download (online)
• RG146 Compliance solutions: superannuation module

Financial / compliance audit

• A guide to the new auditing standards (e-learning)
• Implementing the new auditing standards: workshop 1 Understanding and interpreting the new auditing standards
• Implementing the new auditing standards: workshop 2 Quality assurance
• Implementing the new auditing standards: workshop 3 Planning and risk
• Implementing the new auditing standards: workshop 4 Audit documentation and evidence
• Implementing the new auditing standards: workshop 5 Reporting and assertions
• Financial investigations and forensic accounting

Financial accounting

• Annual financial reports: trial balance (e-learning)
• Annual financial reports: disclosures (e-learning)
• Producing annual financial reports: building from your trial balance
• Annual financial reports: understanding disclosures
• Understanding key accounting standards (e-learning)
• Understanding key accounting standards in a day
• Accounting standards update (corporate and small and medium-sized enterprises)

Further information

• download the My CPD committment brochure
• view the SMSF essentials brochure (PDF - 518 KB) for New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia
• search for the above courses in the Training & Events section if you are in the ACT or South Australia