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Course Level :Basic
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Credits :1.5
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Pre-requisites :None
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Advance Preparation :None
Are Conflicts of Interest Affecting Your Professional Journey? Conflicts of interest pose significant challenges for CPAs across various domains, requiring proactive identification and management strategies. This course delves into the nuances of recognizing and addressing conflicts, offering practical solutions and case studies for effective conflict prevention and mitigation.
CPAs often navigate conflicts arising from personal relationships or financial investments within client engagements, potentially compromising their impartiality. Similarly, disputes may arise within CPA firms when partners or employees have conflicting personal or economic interests, undermining the firm's integrity and objectivity.
Even CPAs in business roles encounter conflicts related to personal investments that conflict with their fiduciary duties. For instance, finance managers may face conflicts if personal investments influence procurement or financial reporting decisions. Balancing personal interests with ethical obligations becomes imperative.
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This CPE Ethics course empowers CPAs to uphold professional integrity by navigating conflicts with transparency and ethical judgment, ultimately fostering trust and confidence in their services. Â
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Kelen is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored over 150 courses (370+ 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 remained involved in CPA exam content development for nearly 10 years and 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 nearly 20 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as a Principal in Accounting Policy with HP in Doha, Qatar. 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.
56 Ratings
SR
Oct 3rd, 2024
This course provided excellent detail and examples on ethical issues a CPA may come across both publicly and in industry.
XN
Oct 27th, 2024
Great Class!
JC
Jul 25th, 2024
all good
GM
Dec 2nd, 2024
I enjoyed the course materials and thought they were generally consistent with the course description
SC
Jun 30th, 2024
Helpful distinction between public and industry