Surgent's Business Law Essentials for Practitioners and Controllers
Overview
This course covers basic legal principles that every accountant should be familiar with to avoid common legal disputes and costly litigation. By analyzing business law issues from the standpoint and background of accountants and auditors, this course will help you develop an approach to client and practice issues with a sensitivity and appreciation for potential legal ramifications.
Highlights
- Contract principles
- Partnerships and limited liability entities
- Legal issues related to various types of business organizations
- Worker classification
- Employee rights and the duties of employers
- Intellectual property
- Real property law
- Bankruptcy basics
- Environmental Law
- Merger basics
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
All practitioners and controllers who want a better understanding of how the law can impact their practice and their clients
Objectives
- Identify the most common legal issues arising in the business context
- State the general legal rules applicable to business situations
- Recognize the role that accountants can play in identifying and resolving legal problems
- Identify compliance aspects of different entity types
Preparation
None
Notice
This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by Surgent Professional Education.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
David Peters, Founder & Owner, Peters Professional Education LLC
David R. Peters, CPA, CFP, CLU, CPCU, MST, MBA
David Peters is the Founder and Owner of Peters Professional Education. He is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) with Peters Financial LLC. He brings over 20 years of experience in financial services, including three years in the hedge fund industry and six years in insurance.
David was the first-ever Chief Financial Officer at Compare.com - a position he held for more than three years. David holds four master's degrees. contributes frequently to professional publications and is a nationally recognized CPE instructor and discussion leader for Surgent seminars and a former instructor for Don Farmer.
David received the AICPA Outstanding Facilitator Award in 2021, 2023, and 2024 as well as Surgent's Outstanding Discussion Leader awards in 2019 and 2022. He also co-authored the Virginia CPA Ethics course in 2018, 2019, and 2020, which is a requirement for all CPAs licensed in Virginia. He regularly teaches courses in accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics throughout the United States.
Non-Member Price $329.00
Member Price $279.00