Independence Requirements of Rule-Making Bodies for CPA's
What you'll learn
- Discover the importance of the requirement for CPA’s to preserve independence in order to perform audit and attest services.
- "Identify the most common significant independence threats, and recognize how rules differ among various standard setting and regulatory bodies.
- Explore how reporting entities and external accountants must work together to safeguard against threats to independence in both fact and in appearance.
Requirements
- No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.
Description
Independence generally implies a CPA’s ability to act with integrity and exercise objectivity and professional skepticism. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and other rule-making bodies have developed rules that establish and interpret independence requirements for the accounting profession.
This course discusses the independence requirements of the principal rule-making bodies that public accountants may have to comply with, using plain English instead of technical jargon to help you understand exactly what the requirements are.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone interested in Accounting, Finance, Auditing or related fields.
Instructors
Illumeo, incorporated in 2009, is revolutionizing the hide-bound world of corporate learning. Illumeo works with corporate professionals and organizations of all sizes to build the skills and capabilities that help everyone be an expert at their job.
Based in Silicon Valley, CA, Illumeo serves thousands of corporations and corporate professionals across Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Sales and Marketing. The platform offers assessments, industry-benchmarked competency analyses, hundreds of expert-developed courses, collaborative tools, and the ability for companies to self-publish internal courses that promote institutional knowledge retention and dissemination.
Illumeo is the place for expertise management and we are dedicated to the proposition that everyone can be an expert at their job.
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 22 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003 she founded Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, where she focuses her energy on designing and delivering high-quality, practical and engaging accounting and auditing training. She was most recently Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education, and prior to that served as Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly-respected training and audit process consulting firm. Before joining AuditWatch, Jennifer was the Financial/Operational Audit Manager at AARP. At the start of her professional career, Jennifer was an Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she frequently served as a local and national instructor. Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA-Accounting. She currently resides in Vienna, VA.