CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR TAX & FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS
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Professional Requirements for Assurance Providers, Including Independence – Understanding Critical Code of Professional Conduct Concepts

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CPE Credits

2 Credits: Regulatory Ethics
Course Level
Basic
Format
Webcast

Course Description

The AICPAs Code of Professional Conduct provides guidance for ethical business conduct, as well as other potentially relevant ethical requirements from the PCAOB and international bodies. An important pillar of any Code of Professional Conduct is the rules governing independence when performing attest services, particularly when both attest and non-attest services are provided.  This ethics CPE course will dig deeper into important foundational principles, primarily focusing on threats to independence and how to avoid or appropriately safeguard them.

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the Conceptual Framework that should be applied to evaluate compliance with principles of any Code of Professional Conduct
  • Recall threats and safeguards relating to performing both attest and non-attest services for clients
  • Explain other common independence threats and how to eliminate or mitigate them to an acceptable level
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Course Specifics

Course ID
WC1424397079
Revision Date
September 18, 2024
Prerequisites

None

Advanced Preparation

None

Compliance Information

NASBA Provider Number: 103220

CFP Notice: Not all courses that qualify for CFP® credit are registered by Western CPE. If a course does not have a CFP registration number in the compliance section, the continuing education will need to be individually reported with the CFP Board. For more information on the reporting process, required documentation, processing fee, etc., contact the CFP Board. CFP Professionals must take each course in it’s entirety, the CFP Board DOES NOT accept partial credits for courses.

Meet The Experts

Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 25 years experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success.  In 2003 she founded Emergent Solutions Group, which is dedicated to meeting organization’s professional training needs on a project or part-time basis.  Jennifer serves a wide variety of clients, including public accounting firms, state CPA societies, private industry corporations, and public sector agencies.Previously Jennifer served as the Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education for three years.  Prior to that, Jennifer was Executive Vice President/Director of …