Webinar Details
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 webinar will dig deeper into important foundational principles, primarily focusing on threats to independence and how to avoid or appropriately safeguard them.
Major Topics
- Overview of the Conceptual Framework approach to identify threats to principles of the Code of Professional Conduct
- Familiarity, self-interest, self-review and other independence threats
- General requirements and management responsibilities when performing both attest and non-attest services for the same client
- Safeguards for common independence threats
Learning Objectives
- Identify the Conceptual Framework that should be applied to evaluate compliance with principles of any Code of Professional Conduct
- Recognize threats and safeguards relating to performing both attest and non-attest services for clients
- Discover common independence threats and how to eliminate or mitigate them to an acceptable level
Prerequisites
- None
Who Should Attend
CPAs, accounting/finance professionals who work with audit or assurance services.
Advanced Preparation
None
Presenter Details
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Jennifer Louis
- Presenter
Jennifer has over 20 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, private industry corporations, and public sector agencies.
NASBA Sponsor
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Date & Time
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Live Webinar
Professional Requirements for Assurance Providers, Including Independence
by Jennifer Louis from Encoursa
- Apr 25, 2025
- 12:00 PM EDT
- Credits: 2.00
$42.00
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