Webinar Recap – Ethics: A Focus on the 7 Threats

This webinar entitled “Ethics: A Focus on the 7 Threats” was originally produced on Thursday, September 26th, 2019. We hope that you enjoy the full recording of the presentation and additional resources offered below.

The webinar was hosted by Michael Hoffner, Partner and Co-Director of the Assurance practice, and Janice Snyder, Partner and Co-Director of the Assurance practice.

This ethics webinar focused on the 7 threats that could compromise a CPA’s compliance with the AICPA code of professional conduct. Many threats fall into one or more of the following seven broad categories: adverse interest, advocacy, familiarity, management participation, self-interest, self-review, and undue influence.

During this webinar, attendees:

• Understood the 7 threats to compliance with the code of professional conduct.
• Were provided examples of each of the 7 threats: adverse interest, advocacy, familiarity, management participation, self-interest, self-review, and undue influence.
• Evaluated the 3 broad categories of safeguards that may be put in place to reduce the risk of non-compliance triggered by the 7 threats.

Watch a recording of the presentation

This free, one-hour-long webinar took place on Thursday, September 26 at 2:00 p.m. EST. If you have any questions regarding the material covered in this webinar, please contact us.