Name: Ethics - More Than Just The Code of Conduct
Price: 129 CAD
Rating: 4.5 (479 reviews)

What You'll Learn

check_circle• Discuss scenarios where the rules/contract allow it - but is it right?

check_circle• Identify false and misleading information issues which can be problematic for CPAs

check_circle• Recognize approaches to diffusing difficult situations

check_circle• Deal with colleagues’ actions and the association rules

check_circle• Guard against the wearing down of ethical standards

check_circleDiscuss other interesting ethical dilemmas

About This Course

This webinar offers a thought-provoking discussion of ethical issues, drawn from the CPA Code of Professional Conduct and other sources, in accounting, tax, and business. The course advocates for ethical behavior that transcends rules and contracts, urging participants to pause and consider situations more deeply.

The presenter shares personal experiences with ethically challenging scenarios and their resolution. Created and presented by a veteran CFO, this session has attracted nearly 17,000 accountants and is recognized for its practicality, examples, and humor.

This course provides 2 hours of verifiable ethics content for Canadian CPAs.

Agenda

The rules/contract allow this – but is it right?
False and misleading information issues
Approaches to diffusing difficult situations
Colleagues’ actions association
The wearing down of ethical standards – this must be guarded against
Ethics problems between departments in the same organization
Major Canadian CPA ethical lapses that are not well known
The unreported revenue dilemma
Will the auditors back you?
Ethics and PD hours
Sanctions – should private companies punish players from certain countries?
When all is said and done, all you have is your integrity
All kinds of specific examples and stories

Past Feedback

"Probably couldn't find ethics presented in such a meaningful, and fun, manner."
"Overall I enjoyed the course. Ethics isn't always the most interesting subject, but the delivery and content were engaging and thought-provoking."
"Excellent, no-nonsense tough truths."
"Lots of practical examples - cases were thought-provoking."
"Good use of humour throughout the presentation. Pace was good."
"I appreciated that the ethics problems we discussed were applied directly to the CPA Code of Conduct."
"I would recommend this course as relevant for CPAs and also other business professionals. It was an interesting and, dare I say, FUN course on ethics!"
"I liked that there were many case examples and real-world examples."
"This fast-paced ethics course will take you through many real-world examples."
"Ethical behavior and standing up for your ethics need to be a way of life and not just about the number of CPE hours achieved."

Your Instructor

Stephen Priddle

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Stephen Priddle, CPA, CA, CMA is the President and Founder of Practical PD, Courses for Accountants. Stephen is also the Vice-President, Finance & CFO of Fidus Analytics Inc. In addition, he is a Board member, co-owner and Corporate Secretary of the SureWx group of companies, a global aviation business, which he was the CFO for 12 years previously. An engaging and experienced instructor, Stephen Priddle weaves practical tips together with stories from his business experience and input from participants. Seasoning the mix with a dose of accounting humour, he serves up useful and dynamic courses which have been attended by over 36,000. When speaking, he is candid about errors he has made in his career and the lessons that can be learned from them. Someone said: “humans are hard-wired to learn from stories” – Stephen is in part a business/accounting storyteller, who draws out the lessons from the stories. Stephen’s teaching experience includes presenting courses for over 70 accounting bodies and organizations in Canada and abroad. He has been a Session Leader in the CPA Professional Education Program, and has taught at the University of Toronto and Carleton University. He has moderated in the legacy CA, CMA and CGA program. Stephen is a prolific author. His published business, accounting and finance cases are used by many organizations. Stephen has nearly 40 years of varied business experience. After working with KPMG for five years, he moved into industry, where he has worked for public and private companies. He has gained a wide range of experience in financial reporting, treasury management, merger & acquisition and other business matters. Through his courses, he interacts with hundreds of financial leaders a year and thus stays on the leading edge in terms of best practices and hot topics. Stephen obtained his CPA, CA and CMA designations following graduation from Carleton University with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree, accounting major.

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