PICPA Ethics Update for CPAs in Public Practice

Nov 20
8:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Ambassador Banquet & Conference Center
Erie - Map

4-Ethics
CPE Credits

Review AICPA, state CPA societies, and state board ethics standards as they apply to small- and medium-sized CPA firms. Examine connections between ethics principles, formal rules, and the profession’s public responsibility. Understand how the new ethics codification and the conceptual framework for resolving ethical issues will alter current practice. Hear about evolving issues, conflicts of interest, comfort letters, and recent revisions to the Ethics Code.
Highlights

Ethics rules, enforcement, and disciplinary process
When and why conflicts exist
Earnings management
Staff recruitment, selection, and promotion
Whistleblowers and the auditor
Advisory services while maintaining independence
AICPA’s restructured Ethics Code

Registration

PICPA Member: $139
Nonmember: $189

More Information

Course No. 800029 Level: Update

Prerequisites: None

Notes
This is a four-credit morning seminar (8:00 - 11:30 a.m.; 7:30 a.m. registration)

Speaker(s)

Ray Thompson

Assoc Professor Accounting & Finance

Dr. Ray Thompson, CMA, CFM, CBA

Dr. Ray Thompson is Emeritus Associate Professor of Accounting & Finance at the University of Pittsburgh. He served as department head at the UPJ campus for over 25 years. He was also Associate Director of UPJ’s Entrepreneurial Development Assistance Project, where he was involved in financial consulting and assisting in preparing loan proposals for small business start-ups.

He has taught in graduate and undergraduate business programs in Europe, Africa and the US. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Economics and Systems Dynamics from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom, his M.B.A. in Accounting from Xavier University of Ohio, and his Doctor of Business Administration from Nova University. Ray is also certified in Financial Management and is a Certified Management Accountant and Certified Business Appraiser. He recently became certified in International Financial Reporting Standards though the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Ray is a professional educator and writer. He authors and conducts professional development seminars for Fortune 500 and international corporations, multinational financial institutions, State CPA Societies, and CPA firms throughout the US. In addition to these live seminars, he also produces both recorded and written courses for self study. He also provides business valuation services and consults with accounting firms and sole practitioners on a range of accounting issues in the area of valuation. Ray was part of the George & Ray team which offered Accounting & Auditing courses for over 20 years.

Ray is a member of the Institute of Management Accountants and the Institute of Business Appraisers. He is also a faculty associate member of AICPA and PICPA, and is a member of the Financial Reporting Faculty of ICAEW. He lives in Bedford County, PA, and can be reached at (814) 839-0143 by phone or at drrayt@verizon.net.