This course covers recently issued standards from the AICPA Auditing Standards Board and AICPA Accounting and Review Services Committee including the new Quality Management Standards. The session will highlight projects in progress at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. The course will also recap recent changes and present common peer review findings and best practices to improve practice quality. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Learning Objectives
After attending this presentation, you will be able to...
- Stay in compliance with ethics requirements
- Recall recent standard-setting projects and changes to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
- Analyze the regulatory requirements created by other state boards of accountancy, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, and recent regulatory initiatives
- Apply these standards in practice.
Major Topics
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:
- The foundational ethical principles CPAs are required to follow and how these principles apply to audit quality, data privacy and security, and the use of emerging technologies.
- The profession's need to change to meet its ethics standard in a technology-centric environment.
- Changes being considered by the AICPA and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy that could impact the profession.
