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Audit 301: Code of Professional Conduct - Key for Auditors

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2.00 Credits

Member Price $89

Non-Member Price $109

Overview

Professional Requirements for Assurance Providers, Including Independence - Understanding Critical Code of Professional Conduct Concepts will dig deeper into important foundational principles, primarily focusing on threats to independence and how to avoid or appropriately safeguard them. The AICPAs Code of Professional Conduct provides guidance for ethical business conduct, as well as other potentially relevant ethical requirements from the PCAOB and international bodies. An important pillar of any Code of Professional Conduct is the rules governing independence when performing attest services, particularly when both attest and non-attest services are provided. Note: This course is recommended as a part of a 16-hour audit skills curriculum for in-charge or supervisor auditors, while it is also appropriate for anyone who has audit or attest engagement responsibilities. 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 covered in this course include:

  • Overview of the Conceptual Framework approach to identify threats to principles of the Code of Professional Conduct
  • Familiarity, self-interest, self-review and other independence threats
  • General requirements and management responsibilities when performing both attest and non-attest services for the same client
  • Safeguards for common independence threats

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

Anyone who provides audit and attest services requiring independence

Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to...

  • Recall the Conceptual Framework that should be applied to evaluate compliance with principles of any Code of Professional Conduct
  • Identify threats and safeguards relating to performing both attest and non-attest services for clients
  • Recall other common independence threats and how to eliminate or mitigate them to an acceptable level

Preparation

None

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Jennifer Louis, Business Learning Institute

Jennifer F. Louis, CPA, has more than 18 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs. In 2003 she formed Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, serving organizations by providing training services on a project-specific or parttime basis.
Most recently, Ms. Louis was executive vice president / director of trainingServices at AuditWatch, Inc., a premier training and consulting firm serving the audit profession. She began her career at AuditWatch as vice president of product development. Before joining AuditWatch, Ms. Louis was the financial/operational audit manager at AARP.
Ms. Louis also was an audit manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP. During her years at Deloitte & Touche’s Washington D.C. office, she was a frequent local and national instructor. She also served as an instructor for the firm’s national “Train the Trainers” program.

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Non-Member Price $109

Member Price $89