2025 Washington State CPA Ethics by Jim Rigos WEBCAST
Overview
Join Jim Rigos attorney - CPA, as he reviews the Washington Board current rules, policies, and procedure. Heavy emphasis is placed on the new AICPA and WSBA rules and regulations. NOTE: This course meets the Washington Board of Accountancy’s triennial 4-hour ethics requirement for all CPAs.
Highlights
An increased sensitivity for factual situations leading to accounting ethical issues and potential legal dilemmas. More confidence in your personal and professional accounting ethical judgments. Familiarity with AICPA and Washington State Board ethical reporting and compliance procedures with particular emphasis on different or elevated Washington treatment. This course contains case study scenarios demonstrating numerous actual reported Board cases. Identifying dollar claim and possible risk reduction techniques and procedures of potential client or third party legal or ethical claims. 4 hours of CPE credit approved by the Washington State Board of Accountancy.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs needing 4 hour regulatory ethics to meet State Board requirements. CPA staff members, and uncertified professional employees who are licensed by the Washington State Board of Accountancy and interact with clients. Quality control partners and ethics compliance officers of Washington CPA firms reviewing and updating their internal CPA firm policy and procedure manuals.
Objectives
CPA responsibilities and conduct described in the AICPA, WSCPA, and Washington State Board of Accountancy required laws, rules, and Code of Ethics. How to identify sensitive ethical issues involved in making professional accounting decisions. How to best conduct an analysis and resolution of ethical CPA dilemmas. Learn how the AICPA new required ethical procedures apply to identifying conflict of interest and attest independence threats, creating safeguards, justification, and/or mitigation and obtaining informed client consent. Third party involvement in determining if the impairment and safeguards appear reasonable. Key differences between the AICPA-NASBA official Code and various Washington State Board proscriptions on the CPA firm and individual CPAs.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
James Rigos, Owner, Rigos Professional Education Programs
4.78 stars out of 5 “Jim’s presentation was free-flowing and very informative.” - past attendee
James J. Rigos, is an attorney-CPA-CMA who has written and lectured widely in the area of professional accounting individual and CPA firm ethics and legal liability. He has been involved as an advocate or consultant in over 200 legal and ethical claims against CPAs since 1980. He was a member of the AICPA’s Accountants Legal Liability Committee and has conducted mediations for accountancy membership organizations. He is a national Director of the American Association of Attorney-CPAs (AAA-CPA) and past President of the Washington State chapter of the AAA-CPA. Jim is available to teach in-house ethics presentations for company CPE needs.Non-Member Price $199.00
Member Price $174.00