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Tuesday, December 6, 2022 Live Webcast

Technology and Ethics: Applying CPAs’ Ethical Standards to Our Changing Technology Environment Webinar (X1-TAE4-2022-01-WEBNR-340-01)

1:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST
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4 CPE Credits in PE

OVERVIEW

While CPAs’ commitment to ethics hasn’t changed, the environment in which CPAs operate has changed significantly over the past decade, and will continue to change as rapidly, or even more so, over the next few years. As CPAs adapt to this rapidly evolving environment, they need to understand how our current ethical standards apply in this new environment and whether any new ethical guidelines need to be developed or modified to reflect the challenges of our ever-changing and technologically linked world.

DESIGNED FOR

CPAs who wish to understand the ethical challenges of today’s technology-based business environment

BENEFITS

  • Recall the basic underlying ethical premises of the accounting profession
  • Identify ways in which technological advances create ethical challenges for accountants
  • Recall key elements of IESBA initiatives to update international ethical standards to reflect emerging technology–based issues

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The ethical foundations of the CPA profession, as found in the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, and how they apply in this era of technological advances
  • Common ethical dilemmas made more challenging due to the impact of technology
  • Initiatives of the IESBA to update global ethical standards for the impact of technology

COURSE LEVEL

Intermediate

PREREQUISITES

Experience in accounting and attestation

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

INSTRUCTOR

Richard Daisley

Richard Daisley, CPA

Surgent Professional Education

Rich Daisley brings over 30 years of experience in the accounting and auditing field to his role as an instructor with Surgent. Prior to Surgent, Mr. Daisley spent 20 years at PwC as an assurance senior manager. During his tenure there, he was first in PwC’s assurance practice and then, PwC’s Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services group, where he advised clients on the implementation of new accounting pronouncements as well as on issues related to public offerings. ---- Rich is Vice President of Accounting and Auditing Curriculum at Surgent CPE. He is a CPA and has over 30 years of experience in the accounting and auditing field. He has worked in both the client service setting as well as in internal capacities as a facilitator of accounting and auditing courses. He was an assurance manager with PwC, spending time in both the assurance practice as well as with PwC’s Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services group, where he advised clients on the implementation of new accounting pronouncements as well as on issues related to public offerings. Rich also worked in PECO Energy’s Merger and Acquisition group, where he performed financial due diligence that supported PECO’s acquisition activity in the energy sector. He has experience in the manufacturing, health care, energy, and pharmaceutical industries. Prior to joining Surgent, Rich also has more than 10 years of experience as a course developer and facilitator, creating and leading training courses on such topics as revenue recognition, stock based compensation, equity instruments and performing integrated audits under the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. He also designed and delivered courses on instructor development and facilitation skills to senior PwC internal course instructors. In 2015 he joined Surgent as Director, Accounting & Financial Reporting Content. In this role, he manages Surgent’s A&A curriculum, including researching and developing the technical content for Surgent’s Accounting and Financial Reporting curriculum.

PRICING

$159.00 - Member

$179.00 - Nonmember

Pre-Registration Closed

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ADDITIONAL OPTIONS

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COURSE DEVELOPER

Surgent