Surgent's Ethics for the Industry Accountant
4.00 Credits
Member Price $159
Non-Member Price $179
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, our firms, and 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 a focus on dilemmas that may face CPAs in the industry.
Highlights
- Core values of being a CPA
- Critical thinking errors as they relate to ethical dilemmas
- Objectivity, professional skepticism, and subordination of judgment
- Professional code of ethics and conduct
- AICPA Ethics Codification
- Ethics enforcement process
- Impact of ethical and unethical conduct on the CPA profession
- Real disciplinary cases to illustrate critical points
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Finance and accounting professionals, particularly CPAs in industry
Objectives
- Identify and understand critical thinking errors as they relate to ethical dilemmas
- Identify the core values of being a CPA
- Understand objectivity, professional skepticism, and subordination of judgment and the impact on identifying fraud and elements of typical fraud schemes
- Understand the professional code of ethics and conduct
- Understand the new AICPA Ethics Codification and how to use it
- Understand the ethics enforcement process and how to deal with ethical issues
- Examine the impact of ethical and unethical conduct on our profession
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Frank Ryan, Speaker and author, Business Learning Institute
Frank Ryan, CPA, CGMA, MBA, 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 restructuring, vendor negotiations and bank lending requirements. Mr. Ryan Is a leading expert in Lean Operations and Management and has implemented numerous lean applications for organizations.
Prior to his consulting business, Mr. Ryan was the chief operating officer of a mid-sized manufacturing company. Additionally, he has served as the chairman of the Audit Committees of two publicly traded companies and has extensive board level experience in for-profit and nonprofit arenas.
Mr. Ryan is currently President of the Board of Directors of the Good Shepherd Center in Maryland, and is on the Audit Committee of the Archdioceses of Baltimore.
He is a retired Colonel in the United States Marine Corps and has served in numerous contingency operations that include Haiti, Afghanistan and Iraq.
Mr. Ryan is a multi-year recipient of the AICPA Outstanding Discussion Leader Award.
Non-Member Price $179
Member Price $159