CPE Catalog & Events
Ethical Practices and Responsibilities Under Circular 230
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Circular 230 (IRS) rules for conducting a tax practice Provide guidelines for registered tax return preparers and tax return preparation Contingent fees Proposed new rules addressing the evolving nature of tax practice Conflict of interest, best practices, errors and omissions, written opinion requirements Evolving rules for CPA "mobility" History and background for Circular 230
Leadershift Ethics: Things Must Change!
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:The litmus test for all of your decisions and actionsEthical principles when managing through changePressures that threaten ethical change managementCase studies of what can go sideways when ethics are not part of every stage of changeWinning strategies for ethical self-regulation
Ethical Tax Practice Strategies in a Crisis World
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
"Tales from the Front" - practice issues CPAs are dealing with in these extraordinary times Review of AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Review of IRS Circular 230 Review of client tax return disclosure rules (Sec. 6103) Crisis impacts on engagement letters, contingent fees, independence, consulting services, attest and non-attest services, billing, and collections
Yellow Book Ethics
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Ethics Accounting & Auditing Yellowbook
Mastering the Art of Conflict: CPA Transformative Strategies
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Common conflicts CPAs faceThe impacts of having/not having crucial conversations Learn your conflict style and how to elevate your conflict capabilitiesIdentifying conflict triggersBest practices using an integrated approach from Crucial Conversations, Fierce Conversations, and Leading with Questions.Interviews from CPAs and real-life scenarios they faced and what crucial conversation approaches they used.
The Ethic of Recruitment and Selection
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this course include:Discussion of ethical and effective recruiting strategiesSelection processes that foster diversity and inclusionHow to increase talent pools to ensure hiring success
Accounting and Tax Ethics: Standards, Issues, & Case Studies 25-26
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Threats to compliance with Code of Ethics Updated Statement of Standards for Taxpayer Services (SSTS) Ethical challenges in selecting appropriate GAAP alternatives
New Client Ethical Challenges: The CPAs Guide
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
How the CPA can meet the challenges presented by a new client AICPA Code of Professional Conduct AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services IRS Circular 230 Case study illustration of how to bring the new client into ethical, proper financial and tax compliance
The CFO Who Went to Prison
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:The importance of valuesIdentifying successEthical dilemmasMitigation strategiesCreating tools to help make better decisionsPersonal accountability strategies
The Ethical Management of Conflict
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Professionalism, Conflict and EthicsSources and approaches to conflictManaging Conflict from the Inside: Awareness of human tendencies, human emotions, and gossipGuidelines for managing conflict collaboratively
Noble Leadership: An Ethical Approach
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Leadership DefinitionVirtue EthicsRelationship of Virtue Ethics to LeadershipCharacteristics of the Noble LeaderActions to create a culture of respect and dignity
Ethics With A Dash of Courage
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $125
The Value of a Courageous Culture and courageous decision-making models Challenges to creating a culture of courage Communicating your courageous culture How/When to speak up? Career-ending vs teachable moment? Supporting courageous decisions Communicating courage The Journey to Leading with Courage - Building a personal action plan
Fraud & Embezzlement: Case Studies from the Trenches
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:How organizations can find themselves defrauded due to lax oversight and weak internal controls.How the existence of the "trusted advisor" creates situations where CPAs can drop their professional skepticism.Illustrations of the issues companies should look for in preventing fraud and embezzlement.
Firm Ethics: A Practical Approach 25-26
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $175
AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Ethics requirements for CPA firms
Lessons on Fraud Prevention from Sam Bankman-Fried's Crypto
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Major topics covered in this course include:What starts a government investigation for white-collar crime?What is an indictment?What is extradition?What are pre-trial proceedings?What is a mitigation strategy?What is a plea agreement?What is discovery in a criminal case?What factors influence a sentence in a white-collar crime?What collateral consequences follow for people convicted of business-related crime?
Selected Ethics Topics - 2024 - 2025
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Stay in compliance with recent ethics standards changes that impact your practice.Learn about key regulatory changes and initiatives impacting CPAs and the future of the profession.Discuss emerging issues and standard-setting activity that could affect your practice in the future. Explore practical applications of the standards and hear about common practice issues and challenges. Examples include private equity, technology, tax planning, audit quality, regulatory enforcement and standard-setting environment.Learn how failure to follow the standards can result in unwanted regulatory actions and publicity.
Bumper Sticker Ethics v. Professional Ethics
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Introduction: "Bumper Sticker Ethics" Thinking About Ethics: Digging a Little DeeperCompare: Principles of Professional Ethics in AccountingCase Study: Frank v. Dana Corp.Conclusion: The Conceptual Framework as an Ethics Resource
The New AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Review of the new AICPA Statement on Standards for Tax Services Reorganization of SSTS by type of work performed Discuss new standards on data protection, reliance on tools and representation of tax clients before taxing authorities
An Ethical Approach to Mental Health Issues at Work
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Virtue Ethics and Mental HealthDefinition, Myths and Bias of Mental HealthSuicide: Facts and ResourcesRecognizing signs of potential mental health challengesEmpathy and ListeningMental Health and Generational ExpectationsBecoming a Mental Health Ally
Ethics in Communicating & Reporting
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
Fundamentals of ethical communication 4 must-have communication skills How to improve your ethical communication skills Problems related to unethical behavior in reporting & communication