Are You Independent? ON DEMAND
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1.0 Credits
Member Price $29.00
Non-Member Price $33.00
Overview
This course provides an overview of the independence related rules and interpretations included within the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. This Code prescribes a set of principles, rules, and interpretations that guide CPAs in performing their professional responsibilities. While this code is applicable to both members in business and members in practice, this course focuses on the independence aspects for those members in public practice. A copy of the most recent AICPA Code of Professional Conduct is available on the AICPA website.
Highlights
Identify threats. Evaluating the significance of threats. Identify and apply safeguards. Evaluating the effectiveness of safeguards. Documenting threats and safeguards. Adverse interest threat. Advocacy threat. Familiarity threat. Management participation threat. Self-review threat. Undue influence threat.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, CFOs, controllers, financial professionals, and auditors.
Objectives
Identify the different sections of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. Recognize the key steps included within the conceptual framework approach. Differentiate among threats for members in public practice and recognize examples of threats to independence. Recognize activities that would and would not impair independence.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Kelen Camehl, Western CPE
Kelen is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored over 85 courses (225+ CPE credit hours) covering a range of accounting, auditing, financial reporting, regulatory, and ethics topics. His courses are available for purchase from many online CPE providers including the AICPA. Kelen has also remained involved in CPA exam content development for nearly 10 years and has authored more than a thousand multiple choice questions for various sections of the CPA exam. He also serves as an Editorial Advisor for the AICPA’s “Journal of Accountancy”.
Kelen has over 15 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as an Accounting Policy Consultant with HP, Inc. in Dallas, TX. Most recently he was located in Budapest, Hungary on a three-year international assignment and served in the company’s Houston, TX location prior to this assignment. Prior to HP, he served in multiple accounting roles in the oil & gas industry with ConocoPhillips including technical accounting policy, SOX compliance, and internal audit. He also gained public accounting experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers, working with various clients in the energy, electric, power, gas, and utility sectors.
Non-Member Price $33.00
Member Price $29.00