Surgent's Ethics for the Industry Accountant
Overview
While ethics training is required by many states, the true value of the CPA license is in understanding how critically important ethical behavior is to one another, our customers, our firms, and the public. This course will explore the basic tenets of ethical behavior and use case studies to explore ethical dilemmas in various companies and organizations with a focus on dilemmas that may face CPAs in the industry.
Highlights
- Core values of being a CPA
- Critical thinking errors as they relate to ethical dilemmas
- Objectivity, professional skepticism, and subordination of judgment
- Professional code of ethics and conduct
- AICPA Ethics Codification
- Ethics enforcement process
- Impact of ethical and unethical conduct on the CPA profession
- Real disciplinary cases to illustrate critical points
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Finance and accounting professionals, particularly CPAs in industry
Objectives
- Identify and understand critical thinking errors as they relate to ethical dilemmas
- Identify the core values of being a CPA
- Understand objectivity, professional skepticism, and subordination of judgment and the impact on identifying fraud and elements of typical fraud schemes
- Understand the professional code of ethics and conduct
- Understand the new AICPA Ethics Codification and how to use it
- Understand the ethics enforcement process and how to deal with ethical issues
- Examine the impact of ethical and unethical conduct on our profession
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
Francis Ryan
Frank Ryan is president of a management consulting firm specializing in turnarounds, workouts, crisis management, strategic planning, and working capital management. He has extensive experience working with banks in negotiating forbearance agreements, loan workouts, capital restructurings, vendor negotiations and bank lending requirements. Prior to his consulting business, Mr. Ryan was the chief operating officer of a $70 million company. He is a reserve officer in the United States Marine Corps, and received the “Outstanding AICPA Instructor” award in 1994-95.
Non-Member Price $209.00
Member Price $159.00