Ethics and Technology for CPAs
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price $89.00
Non-Member Price $124.00
Overview
Explore the ethical principles included in the Code of Professional Conduct that address the emerging practice issues created by new technologies. Consider how technologies may impact audit quality and the integrity of the financial systems, and whether they create a need for CPAs to adjust their skill sets to address those challenges. Look at the potential ethical challenges created by the data related to privacy, security, and its application. Discuss the changes being proposed to address emerging ethics challenges. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Objectives
After attending this presentation you will be able to...
- Recognize the ethical challenges created by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and the foundational principles included in the Code of Professional Standards.
- Recall the ethical imperative to remain competent in this new environment in order to serve in the public interest.
- Consider whether current ethics standards address all of the challenges associated with data privacy and security.
Highlights
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:
- The foundational ethical principles CPAs are required to follow and how these principles apply to audit quality, data privacy and security, and the use of emerging technologies.
- The profession's need to change to meet its ethics standard in a technology-centric environment.
- Changes being considered by the AICPA and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy that could impact the profession.
Designed For
Members in Public and Members in Business
Prerequisites
None
Preparation
None
Notice
You will receive an email from CPA Crossings via Webex with instructions to access the webinar.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Allison Henry, VP-Professional & Technical Standards, Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs
Allison, who has been with the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) since 2003, works to elevate CPA practice quality through advocacy, outreach, and education. She currently administers PICPA’s Joint Ethics Enforcement Program with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), oversees the administration of the AICPA’s Peer Review Program for Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, and U.S. Virgin Island firms, monitors emerging global trends in the accounting profession, and serves as the PICPA technical liaison for several statewide committees and working groups that reach out to regulatory agencies in Pennsylvania on behalf of the profession. She frequently shares her expertise by speaking at PICPA events, hosting webinars on key topics, teaching ethics training, writing for the CPA Now blog, writing articles for the Pennsylvania CPA Journal, and fielding technical inquiries.
Before joining the PICPA, Allison spent several years as a senior manager with a regional accounting firm and nine years at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she worked in the assurance and advisory services group. Allison’s diverse client service experience has included many not-for-profit, health care, and world relief organizations, as well as small and large manufacturing, distribution, and service-oriented entities. She has also served as the designated employee benefits specialist.
Allison is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and holds an accounting equivalency from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. She spent four years in internal accounting positions, including the Department of Defense, while her husband served on active duty with the U.S. Army.
Allison recently obtained AICPA’s Blockchain Fundamentals for Accounting and Finance Professionals Certificate.
Allison is a member of the PICPA and AICPA. She volunteers for various local ministries and is a member of River of Live Church. She is a native of St. Louis, Mo. and is an avid runner.
Non-Member Price $124.00
Member Price $89.00