Ethics: Plain Talk About IRS Ethics and Conduct
2.00 Credits
Member Price $89
Non-Member Price $109
Overview
The course provides a concise overview of the most common conduct and ethical issues faced by IRS employees. This is based on an internal IRS directive entitled “Plain Talk About Ethics and Conduct”. The document provides guidance to IRS staff at all levels on the agency’s ethical standards. All IRS employees are subject to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Standards of Ethical Conduct. The OGE Standards, which are applicable to all executive branch employees, are uniform ethics regulations covering such topics as gifts between employees, conflicts of interest, appearances of a lack of impartiality, and outside employment. Participants will walk away with an increased situational awareness of the ethical requirements of IRS employees, and how practitioners can avert or prevent any potential ethical problems before they occur when communicating or interacting with IRS officials at any level. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Highlights
The major topics that will be covered in this class include:
- Introduction: What is the IRS "Plain Talk" Document?
- Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Standards
- Key Principles of Ethical Conduct
- Gifts from Outside Sources
- Gifts from Within the Agency
- When Gifts Cannot be Accepted from Outside Sources
- Conflicts of Interest
- Outside Activities and Employment
- Misuse Of Position
- Using and Accounting for Office Time
- Using Government Property
- Matters Concerning Personal Activities
- Rules Concerning Employee Conduct and Official Activities
- Who Can Help Within IRS
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
Practitioners who want a basic, non-technical understanding of IRS principles of ethical conduct, and general guidance on how to prevent any potential ethical problems before they occur when communicating or interacting with IRS officials at any level.
Objectives
After attending this presentation you will be able to...
- Recognize at least 12 key principles of IRS Ethical Conduct
- Recall at least 10 types of gifts that are okay to accept
- Identify at at least six outside activities that are NOT permitted
- Point out 12 categories of government property that may only be used for authorized purposes
- Summarize at least two rules that relate to gambling and the use of controlled substances
Preparation
None
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Garrett Wasny, CPA Crossings, LLC Two Commerce Square
Garrett Wasny, MA, CMC, CITP/FIBP is a professional development consultant to accountants, attorneys, and engineers worldwide and a former management consultant with Pricewaterhouse. He advises high skill knowledge workers on how to thrive in the digital age and unleash their online potential using productivity, search, mobile and social technologies. He has authored two books: Global Business Resources.com, published by McGraw-Hill, and How to Conquer the World published by Government Institutes in Washington, D.C. He has also co-authored Using the Web to Compete in a Global Marketplace, published by John Wiley & Sons. His other writing credits include 20 e-books and more than 100 published articles on internet strategy for dozens of leading business publications worldwide. He’s also an award winning speaker who’s delivered more than 1,000 webinars and seminars on internet topics to hundreds of organizations in North America, Europe and Asia.
Non-Member Price $109
Member Price $89