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Ethics: Critical Thinking, Case Studies and Fraud

Friday, May 16
 1:00pm - 4:30pm

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4.00 Credits

Member Price $225.00

Non-Member Price $269.00

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, and to 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 special focus on the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and AU-C Section 315.

Objectives

  • Recognize critical thinking errors as they relate to ethical dilemmas
  • Recall the professional code of ethics and conduct
  • Identify the new AICPA Ethics Codification
  • Recall resources you can turn for help with ethics issues
  • Identify responsibilities of members in public practice versus members in business

Highlights

  • AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
  • CPA responsibilities and AU-C 315
  • The new AICPA Ethics Codification
  • Disciplinary cases and actions
  • CPA Vision
  • Seminal events
  • The impact of ethical and unethical conduct on our profession

    Designed For

    CPAs, accounting professionals

    Prerequisites

    None

    Notice

    You will receive an email from the AICPA with instructions to access the webinar.

  • Leader(s):

    Leader Bios

    Frank Ryan, F.X. Ryan & Associates, LTD

    <p.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 mid-sized manufacturing company. Additionally, he is the chairman of the Audit Committees of two publicly traded companies and has extensive board level experience in the for-profit and non-profit arenas.

    He is a retired Colonel in the United States Marine Corps, and has served in numerous contingency operations to include Haiti, Afghanistan, and Iraq. He received the “Outstanding AICPA Instructor” award in 1994-95 and again in 2005-06.

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    Non-Member Price $269.00

    Member Price $225.00