Ethics for Accountants: A Comprehensive Guide
Live Webcast Date:
Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm (ET)
Online CLE Ethics Accountants
Join us for this Knowledge Group Online CLE Ethics Accountants Webinar. Ethical behavior is crucial for public accountants. They should not only meet certain experience and educational requirements but should also comply with a strict code of conduct. This includes, but are not limited to, integrity, independence, and due diligence.
In this LIVE Webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals and thought leaders will help public accountants understand the important aspects of this significant topic. They will provide an in-depth discussion of the recent developments in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Code of Professional Conduct and in other ethical standards. Speakers will also offer best practices on how accountants can protect themselves and how to avoid clients' business losses resulting from ethical failures.
Key topics include:
- The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct: Rationale and Philosophy
- Ethical Standards Promulgated by Other Major Organizations
- Recent Trends and Developments
- Examples of Ethics Violations
- Best Compliance Practices
Learning Objectives
- Build deeper understanding of the Code of Professional Conduct, the only authoritative source of AICPA ethics rules and interpretations.
- Navigate ethical conflicts for members in public practice and for members in business.
- Identify potential violations of ethics standards at the level of AICPA or state disciplinary bodies, including discipline.
Who Should Attend
- Accountants
- Controllers
- Enrolled Agents
- Other Related/Interested Professionals
Faculty
Emily Cummins, CPA, CIA, CPCU, CISSP, ARM, ARe
Underwriting Administration Specialist
Church Mutual Insurance Company
Underwriting Administration Specialist
Church Mutual Insurance Company
Karen A. Gries, CPA
Principal
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Principal
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Cathy Allen, CPA
Founder / Managing Member
Audit Conduct
Founder / Managing Member
Audit Conduct
Online CLE Ethics Accountants
SEGMENT 1:Emily Cummins, CPA, CIA, CPCU, CISSP, ARM, ARe, Underwriting Administration Specialist
Church Mutual Insurance Company
Karen A. Gries, CPA, Principal
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Cathy Allen, CPA, Founder / Managing Member
Audit Conduct
Recent developments including enforcement cases
- International activity and how that can impact practice in the US
- PCAOB inspection approach 2019
- Recent enforcement matters (personal independence, SEC custody rule, business relationships, bookkeeping)
Online CLE Ethics Accountants
Emily Cummins, CPA, CIA, CPCU, CISSP, ARM, AReUnderwriting Administration SpecialistChurch Mutual Insurance Company
Emily Cummins (MBA, CPA, CIA, CPCU, CISSP) is a specialist in the underwriting division of Church Mutual Insurance Company, a leading risk and insurance services provider in the religious institutional marketplace and other compatible markets. She joined Church Mutual following a career in tax, compliance, and enterprise risk management at a nonprofit organization. Previously, she worked for Wachovia (Wells Fargo) and Ernst & Young. Emily has degrees from Wake Forest University, George Washington University, and George Mason University. Most recently, she served on the global board of directors for RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society, and as chair of the RIMS board audit committee. Emily has been a panel judge for the U.S. Captive Services Awards, and she was named as one of Insurance Business America’s “Leading Risk Managers of 2018.”
Karen A. Gries, CPAPrincipalCliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Cathy Allen, CPAFounder / Managing MemberAudit Conduct
Catherine Allen, CPA of Audit Conduct, LLC helps CPAs and others understand and apply auditor independence and professional ethics rules through consultation, training, litigation support and expert services.
Ms. Allen was a Managing Director in PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP and formerly served as staff to the AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee, where she was instrumental in developing standards and tools for the profession like the AICPA Plain English Guide to Independence and the Conceptual Framework for Independence.
She serves on the New York State Board for Public Accountancy, is the Northeast Regional Director of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) and chairs the NASBA Ethics Committee.
Online CLE Ethics Accountants
Course Level:
Intermediate
Advance Preparation:
Print and review course materials
Method Of Presentation:
Live Webcast
Prerequisite:
NONE
Course Code:
148282
NY Category of CLE Credit:
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
NASBA Field of Study:
Regulatory Ethics - Technical
Total Credits:
2.0 CLE
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About the Knowledge Group
The Knowledge Group has been a leading global provider of Continuing Education (CLE, CPE) for over 13 Years. We produce over 450 LIVE webcasts annually and have a catalog of over 4,000 on-demand courses.
The mission of Church Mutual is to be the premier provider of insurance services in the religious institutional marketplace and other compatible markets. Church Mutual insures more religious institutions than any other company in the United States. Church Mutual’s focus is on serving faith-based organizations, including places of worship, camps, schools, senior living facilities, denomination and association offices, ministries, and an expanded underwriting appetite of other nonprofits and human services, consistent with Church Mutual’s core principle of “Protecting the Greater Good.”
Website: https://www.churchmutual.com/
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Audit Conduct, LLC was founded by Cathy Allen, CPA in 2005 and provides training, consultation and litigation support on professional ethics and auditor independence. Clients include CPA firms, attorneys, professional organizations and accountancy boards, among others.
Clients benefit from the firm’s specialized focus on CPA professional ethics, which is largely driven by Ms. Allen’s broad and varied experience in setting, interpreting and enforcing the accounting profession’s ethical standards, and her extensive network of contacts.
Audit Conduct, LLC 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.NASBARegistry.org.
