Balancing Creativity and Integrity: Ethical Financial Reporting for CPAs ON DEMAND
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2.0 Credits
Member Price $87.00
Non-Member Price $100.00
Overview
This course provides an overview of the ethical imperatives surrounding accuracy and transparency in financial reporting, emphasizing the critical role these principles play in maintaining stakeholder trust and corporate integrity. This course also addresses the distinction between creative accounting practices and unethical financial reporting. By better understanding the concepts addressed in this course, CPAs will be better equipped with practical strategies to foster an ethical culture within their organizations and make informed, ethical decisions in complex financial scenarios. NOTE: This course does NOT meet Washington State Ethics Requirements.
Highlights
The role of CPAs in ensuring accuracy. Ethical challenges in financial reporting. Tools and techniques for ensuring accuracy and transparency. Creative accounting techniques. Best practices for ethical financial reporting.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, CEOs, CFPs, and other accounting professionals.
Objectives
Recognize the ethical principles that underpin accurate and transparent financial reporting. Identify common ethical dilemmas faced by CPAs in financial reporting. Recognize the potential consequences of unethical practices. Differentiate between creative accounting practices and unethical financial reporting
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Kelen Camehl, Western CPE
Kelen is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored over 85 courses (225+ CPE credit hours) covering a range of accounting, auditing, financial reporting, regulatory, and ethics topics. His courses are available for purchase from many online CPE providers including the AICPA. Kelen has also remained involved in CPA exam content development for nearly 10 years and has authored more than a thousand multiple choice questions for various sections of the CPA exam. He also serves as an Editorial Advisor for the AICPA’s “Journal of Accountancy”.
Kelen has over 15 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as an Accounting Policy Consultant with HP, Inc. in Dallas, TX. Most recently he was located in Budapest, Hungary on a three-year international assignment and served in the company’s Houston, TX location prior to this assignment. Prior to HP, he served in multiple accounting roles in the oil & gas industry with ConocoPhillips including technical accounting policy, SOX compliance, and internal audit. He also gained public accounting experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers, working with various clients in the energy, electric, power, gas, and utility sectors.
Non-Member Price $100.00
Member Price $87.00