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Self-Study

Independence and Conflicts of Interest

Valid for one year from purchase date
Self-study - On-Demand
1 CPE (1 technical)  |  1 Ethics

Course code: 24SX-0070
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Alternate dates & more options

  • Tuesday, April 1-Tuesday, March 31, 2025 - On-Demand

This course focuses on how to integrate independence and avoid conflicts of interest in situations accounting professionals face daily. Participants will be able to know not just what is the right thing to do according to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, but how to put values into action. As part of this course, we also walk through real-world examples of individuals and companies faced with these dilemmas.

Major subjects

  • AICPA Code of Conduct: Independence, Conflicts of Interest
  • Case Study: Olympus
  • Case Study: Buca di Beppo

Learning objectives

  • Have the ability to define independence as promulgated by the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and understand its importance to the CPA.
  • Be able to ascertain situations which could threaten a CPA's independence.
  • Understand how conflicts of interest and the use of contingency fees can subvert independence

Who should take this program?

  • This course is ideal for CPAs, EAs, government finance personnel, internal auditors, governance professionals, and accountants

Pricing

Standard Member Fee $29.00
checkmark Standard Nonmember Fee $29.00
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Online orders are not available due to server maintenance. Please call 952-831-2707 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Central to order.

More program information

Area
of study
Ethics
Field(s)
of study
Regulatory Ethics - Technical (1.0)
Level Basic
Format Self-study - On-Demand
Sponsor CPA Crossings, LLC
NASBA ID#: 108744
Prerequisites Prereq. None
Advance
prep
None

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