Understand how ethics standards issued by the AICPA and state societies apply to CPA firms. Examine the new codification of professional ethics. Consider how enhanced peer review will affect CPAs who work with closely held businesses. Highlights
AICPA ethics requirements for practitioners
AICPA restructuring of the ethics code
Ethical dimensions of tax preparation and reporting
Ethics, gender, and the effects on the workplace
Providing advisory services while maintaining independence: Recently revised guidance
The public interest and professional ethics: Why conflicts exist
Whistleblowing and the auditor
Registration
PICPA Member: $139 Nonmember: $189
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Course No. 800002Level: Update
Prerequisites:
None
Notes
Taught by the course author!
This is a four-credit seminar.
Speaker(s)
William Engelbret
Associate Professor
William G. Engelbret, CPA, PhD Associate Professor Pennsylvania
State University
William G. Engelbret is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Penn State
Altoona, where he has taught for three decades. Recently, Dr. Engelbret served
as the Head of the Division of Business and Engineering at Penn State Altoona
for nine years. He holds a BA in Accounting from Thiel College, an MBA from the
University of Pittsburgh, and a PhD in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State
University. He is a licensed CPA. He has received numerous teaching awards from
Penn State including the prestigious George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in
Teaching. He has published a number of articles, a book, and a television
series. Bill is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants (AICPA) and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public
Accountants (PICPA).