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Friday, December 13, 2024 Live Webcast

Independence and Conflicts of Interest (X2-43732)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
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1 CPE Credits in PE

OVERVIEW

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.

DESIGNED FOR

This course is ideal for CPAs, EAs, government finance personnel, Internal Auditors, governance professionals, and accountants

BENEFITS

By the end of the course, you will be able to...

  • 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.

HIGHLIGHTS

The major topics covered in this class include:

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

COURSE LEVEL

Basic

PREREQUISITES

None

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

INSTRUCTOR

Allison McLeod

Allison M. McLeod, CPA, LL.M., J.D.

Allison M. (Yee) McLeod, LL.M., JD, CPA, is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. She received Bachelor of Business Administration and Juris Doctor degrees from Baylor University, and a Master of Legal Letters (LL.M.) degree specializing in Taxation from the Southern Methodist University School of Law. Professor McLeod has also studied British and Art History at the University of Sussex, England.

Prior to joining the UNT faculty in 2010, Professor McLeod held the position of Director of Tax Planning and IRS Audits for Lehigh Hanson North America, a major manufacturer of cement, aggregates and other building materials. Her practice included both federal and international tax planning. Professor McLeod also spent thirteen years specializing in Tax Planning with the JCPenney Corporation, Inc., and two years with Deloitte & Touche in Dallas.

Professor McLeod teaches at the university level graduate classes on Ethics, Tax Research and Corporate Income Tax. She also lectures in Financial Accounting and Individual Taxation on an undergraduate level. She has taught at the UNT College of Law as adjunct faculty and works part-time at the law firm of Grable Martin Fulton, PLLC. Since 2011, Professor McLeod has been honored to present live and on-line ethics CPE classes to CPAs across the nation. She also serves as an expert witness in accounting malpractice cases and maintains a small private practice serving individuals and small businesses. Professor McLeod has also taught at the University of North Texas College of Law as adjunct faculty. She is currently serving on the Professional Ethics Committee of the Texas Society of CPAs.

Professor McLeod is licensed to practice law by the State Bar of Texas since 1992 and has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1993.

PRICING

$45.00 - Member

$65.00 - Nonmember

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Note: Online pre-registration will close on December 13 at 8:30 AM.

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