CPE Catalog & Events
ACPEN: Ethics in Today’s World and Practical Application Tips
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $85
Explore a time-line of business ethical issues and understand the "why's around their occurrence" Evaluate ethical theories Explore risk factors for identifying ethical situations Practical tips for profiling and dealing with ethical culture Practice you knowledge with real-life ethical scenarios
ACPEN: Corporate Ethics Cases: Discuss Real Life Conflicts
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Can you protect the public interest without violating our profession's confidentiality rules? How can a corporate world CPA get in trouble with their board of accountancy? Is a culture of fear and intimidation particularly susceptible to corporate fraud? How can using the CPA credential get a corporate accountant in trouble? Is exaggerating your CPE hours a violation of our professional codes of conduct? What are your options when your employer is clearly breaking the law? Does any legislation provide effective Whistleblower protection?
Ethics With A Dash of Courage
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The Value of a Courageous Culture and courageous decision-making models Challenges to creating a culture of courage Communicating your courageous culture How/When to speak up? Career-ending vs teachable moment? Supporting courageous decisions Communicating courage The Journey to Leading with Courage - Building a personal action plan
ACPEN: Ethics: Court Orders, Confidentiality, and Compliance
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Overview of taxpayer confidentiality requirements under IRC §§7216 and 6713 Circular 230 standards related to disclosure of taxpayer information Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) privacy and safeguarding requirements Legal authority and limitations of court orders and summonses Disclosure considerations in divorce proceedings and mediation settings Dual representation and conflicts of interest Ethical decision-making frameworks for disclosure situations Documentation, informed consent, and scope limitations Best practices for protecting taxpayer confidentiality
ACPEN: Everyday Ethics: Ethics is Everywhere, All the Time! featuring Richard A. Karwic and Don Minges
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Be careful of; Whom you trust, and What you easily dismiss. Beware of our internal biases. What are your biases? The need to consider situations from multiple perspectives.
ACPEN: AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services: Ethical Considerations
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Review of the new AICPA Statement on Standards for Tax Services Reorganization of SSTS by type of work performed Discuss new standards on data protection, reliance on tools and representation of tax clients before taxing authorities
ACPEN: Ethical Tax Practice Strategies in a Crisis World
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
"Tales from the Front" - practice issues CPAs are dealing with in these extraordinary times Review of AICPA Code of Professional Conduct Review of IRS Circular 230 Review of client tax return disclosure rules (Sec. 6103) Crisis impacts on engagement letters, contingent fees, independence, consulting services, attest and non-attest services, billing, and collections
Ethics: 10 Crucial Qualities of High Character CPAs
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Discover why the ten crucial qualities of high-character CPAs are essential to your successLearn how to evaluate these qualities in job candidates and why you must do so
ACPEN: Awful Ethical Dilemmas – Bringing it to Life, featuring J. Michael Inzina and Don Minges
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Following the letter of the Code versus following the spirit of the Code Preparing for conflicts of interest Document your analysis of the situations Five (5) case study examples
ACPEN: Ethical Practices and Responsibilities Under Circular 230
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Circular 230 (IRS) rules for conducting a tax practice Provide guidelines for registered tax return preparers and tax return preparation Contingent fees Proposed new rules addressing the evolving nature of tax practice Conflict of interest, best practices, errors and omissions, written opinion requirements Evolving rules for CPA "mobility" History and background for Circular 230
Will Your Ethics Be Burned by Burnout?
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics covered in this class include:Explore the effects of crisis and burnout on ethical decision-makingDefine the stressors, pressures, and biases that can lead good people to make less than optimal choicesDiscuss ways to offset the pressures, ways to reduce stress on ourselves and on our team, and ways to support our teamsLearn how to recognize when an individual or an organization is heading in the wrong direction and how to stop sliding down the slippery slope
ACPEN: Sticky Ethical Choices, featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
Why are some choices so difficult? Efficiency is not free; it has a real, large cost. The consequences of ‘pulling the trigger’ quickly How to evaluate ethical situations and remain above-board.
ACPEN: Ethics for CPAs: The Practical and the Possible
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and its interpretations New developments in regulation at the national and state level Best practices, case studies, and disciplinary actions
ACPEN: Ethical Leadership: Guiding Principles When Others Falter
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Understanding yourself and others in the workplace How emotion plays a vital role in ethical dilemmas and in solutions What are some of the various outlooks on ethics? Recognizing lies Managing ethics towards solutions
ACPEN: Ethical Intelligence for Artificial Intelligence
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Benefits and pitfalls of artificial intelligence in the accounting profession Selecting and utilizing artificial intelligence resources Applying professional skepticism to results Maintaining independence while utilizing artificial intelligence Upholding client confidentiality Data security and retention Citation of sources and related reporting considerations
ACPEN: Business Ethics: Cases from the Real World
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Webinar
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $149
Why are ethics so complicated? What trade-offs must we make to solve ethical predicaments? What can we do? Should you speak up or be quiet? What do I do when I find myself in an ethical predicament? What are fundamental ethical principles for a businessperson? Is ethics situational? What is the Fraud Triangle? How do we resolve ethical issues?
Ethics, Spirituality, Love and Belonging in the Workplace
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:Ethical FrameworksEthical Dilemmas and Decision MakingSpirituality, Love and Belonging in the Workplace and their influence on Workplace Conduct
ACPEN: The Hardest Ethical Dilemma! Why Revenge Will Always Backfire, featuring Bob Mims and Don Minges
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Webinar
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $39
The quest for fairness Human nature Our natural reaction Selfishness Conflicts of interest Equity Justice How is the Golden Rule misused? The allure of revenge and how it destroys? Understanding rationalizations How the “Integrity and Objectivity Rule” will lead to better decisions?
ACPEN: Resolve Ethical Conflicts: Do the Right Thing and Keep Your Job
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
Ethics Resolving Conflict
Money Laundering Awareness for Accountants
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Webinar
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:Money laundering overviewRole of tax examiners and auditorsTax return examinationPre-audit indicatorsAudit flagsReal estate issuesCash indicatorsInternational trade signalsLoan considerationsProfessional service provider concernsMoney laundering and ethics