Essentials of Business Law ON DEMAND
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15.0 Credits
Member Price $375.00
Non-Member Price $431.00
Overview
A key aspect of risk reduction is to understand how the legal system impacts the operations of a business. In this course, we cover a broad range of legal topics that can have an adverse impact on a business. After taking this course, one should have a much better understanding of which legal issues are most applicable to the specific circumstances of one’s business.
Highlights
The legal environment. Liability. Intellectual property. White-collar crime. Introduction to contracts. Sales contracts. Warranties. Negotiable instruments. Credit transactions. Types of bankruptcy, and more.
Prerequisites
None.
Designed For
CPAs, CFOs, and managers.
Objectives
State the ordering of the sources of law. Specify the meaning of full faith and credit. Describe the different types of dispute settlement systems. Specify how the concept of strict liability works. Specify the characteristics of intellectual property. Identify the statutes governing the protection of trade secrets. Recall the process for obtaining a patent. Specify the different types of crimes. Describe the different types of fraud crimes. Specify the elements of a valid contract. Specify when an offer has been accepted. Recall the requirements to prove that there was fraud in a contract. Recall the rules pertaining to mistakes in contracts. Specify when a contract is considered to be unconscionable. Identify the rules pertaining to the evidence of terms relating to a contract, and more.
Preparation
None.
Notice
None.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Steven Bragg, Western CPE
Steven M. Bragg, CPA, is a full-time book and course author who has written more than 70 business books. He provides Western CPE with self-study courses in the areas of accounting and finance, with an emphasis on the practical application of accounting standards and management techniques. A sampling of his courses include the The New Controller Guidebook, The GAAP Guidebook, Accountants’ Guidebook, and Closing the Books: An Accountant’s Guide. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast.
Steven has been the CFO or controller of both public and private companies and has been a consulting manager with Ernst & Young and an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine (summa cum laude).
Non-Member Price $431.00
Member Price $375.00