Description:

Based on real life experiences! This program addresses the many issues impacting CPA practice with a world in crisis. The unique challenges facing practitioners are related through actual practice situations - and then analyzed for their ethical implications.

Learning Objectives:

After attending the presentation you will be able to...

• Identify ethical guidelines of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
• Identify ethical guidelines of the IRS Circular 230
• Explore numerous practice situations occasioned by the world in crisis and relate them to various ethical authorities.

Program Content:

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• "Tales from the Front" - practice issues CPAs are dealing with in these extraordinary times
• Review of AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
• Review of IRS Circular 230
• Review of client tax return disclosure rules (Sec. 6103)
• Crisis impacts on engagement letters, contingent fees, independence, consulting services, attest and non-attest services, billing, and collections

Who should attend: CPAs in public practice seeking an update on the latest tax developments affecting ethics in a crisis world.

Developed By: Federal Tax Workshops, Inc

Instructor: Steven C. Dilley, PhD, CPA, JD

CPE Credit: 2.0

Field of Study: Regulatory Ethics (2 CPE)

Prerequisites: None

Advanced Preparation: None

Format: QAS Self Study