With the profession in the hot seat, CPAs need to be aware of standards and principles that impact the services they provide. Through a series of frequently asked questions, CPAs will recognize and resolve relevant ethics issues.
Objective:
Participants will be able to: · Identify independence issues · Comply with other ethics requirements such as providing records, commissions and contingent fees, etc. Major Subjects: · Independence – attest engagements… · Electronic tax submissions... · Integrity and objectivity… · Gifts and entertainment… · Contingent fees and commissions… · Client records... · Issues impacting non-attest practices and engagements
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of professional ethics rules
Participant Comments “Well done. Good balanced ethics review with case studies. Nice that session book included text to read to expand learning on topic as well as appendix of MA rules.” “Very informative class. Discussed problems and resolution of these problems that are practical to small practices.” “I really learned about a dozen new things. Great course.” “Ethics presentation was excellent and relevant. Real life experiences help to reinforce understanding of the requirements. Very good!!!” “Great presentation. Course brought out topics I was not aware of.” “Course was excellent and very, very informative.” “This course was much improved over the ethics course from the last 3 year period. The discussion, using case studies on independence were very good. The CPE information was excellent. I found this course to be useful and interesting.”. “Prior to attending, I perceived an ethics continuing education requirement was a waste of my time. The quality of the discussion leader and the material presented proved me wrong. This was a very informative and educational program.” “Perfect for interactive case-study style presentation.” “Practical applications and examples are excellent.” “Great seminar – very useful, thorough materials.” “I really enjoyed the program – much better than I thought it was going to be.”