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High Sensitivity Issues - Independence, Conflicts of Interest, Confidentiality, and Fiduciary Duty

This course meets the requirement of the SEC Practice Section of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) for 5 CPE hours of independence CPE. It contains the new "engagement team" approach to attestation independence impairment and latest independence rulings.

THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR:

U.S. based public accounting firms desiring a comprehensive independence sensitivity training workshop for CPA firm partners, managers, and general professional staff employees.
CPA firm Quality Control partners reviewing their CPA firm's internal ethical principles and procedures.
5 hours of approved CPE meeting the AICPA’s mandatory independence training course for SEC Practice firm employees.

OBJECTIVES - YOU WILL LEARN:

How to identify issues involved in making CPA professional accounting independence decisions.
How to apply independence, conflict of interest and confidentiality rules to attestation engagements and other public accounting situations.
How the new independence rules are a part of the larger firm quality control system.
CPA responsibilities and conduct described in the AICPA Code of Ethics.

PROGRAM CONTENT:

The underlying public interest perception concerns.
Rule 101 - Independence - Beginning and Advanced Topics.
Rule 102 - Integrity and Objectivity.
Rule 301 - Confidentiality and Client Information.
Tax Practice and Consulting Services.
SEC, Sarbanes-Oxley, and Publicly Traded Corporations.
CPA Firm Ethics and Quality Control System.
CPA Firm Independence Policies.
Staff Annual Independence Statement.

YOU WILL GAIN:

More confidence in your personal and professional independence related ethical judgments.
Increased sensitivity towards accounting independence ethical conflict of interest and confidentiality issues and dilemmas.
Familiarity with new SEC and AICPA independence reporting and compliance procedures.
QAS CPE credit - 5 hours of Regulatory Ethics

Rigos Professional Education Programs is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy as a Quality Assurance Service (QAS) sponsor of continuing professional education. Participating state boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding QAS program sponsors may be submitted to NASBA through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

National Registry of CPE Sponsors self-study CPE credit - 5 hours of Regulatory Ethics

Rigos Professional Education Programs is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

Self Study Course

Order the self-study course online or call us at 206-624-0716 - The High Sensitivity Issues self-study course is $116. It includes the workbook, CPE final exam, grading of the exam, and issuance of the CPE certificate of completion.

FORMAT: Self-study course - Overview level - No prerequisites and no advance preparation required.

MATERIALS: The materials include comprehensive textbooks with selected questions and full explanatory answers.

REFUND POLICY:

All sales are final. No refunds will be granted after your registration is submitted.

COMPLAINT RESOLUTION POLICY:

For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact Steve Johnson or James Rigos at 206-624-0716.

If you would like more information on our in-house ethics Group-Live offerings, please contact us at 206-624-0716 or send an e-mail rigos@rigos.net.

Last updated on 7/13/2012 2:01:34 PM