Conflicts of Interest: Dealing With Ethical Dilemmas in Business and Industry

Ethics is complicated, and conflicts of interest are more complicated. What are the various issues involved with conflicts of interest?  What does the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct say? We will discuss several seemingly ordinary, everyday conflicts of interest and how we should be more aware that conflicts of interest are common. We will discuss the ethical priorities of a CPA and how to apply them. What should you do when facing a conflict of interest?  What is the ‘secret weapon’ to help mitigate conflicts of interest?  The key to our profession remaining relevant is to maintain trust. Come and learn more about conflicts of interest and how we all can be even more trustworthy.   

 

Presented by Joy Principe

• Delivery Format: Live Webcast Replay

Who should attend: Corporate Financial Leaders, Corporate Financial Managers, CEOs, CFOs, Controllers, Board members, accountants, business owners, risk managers, Accounting managers, entrepreneurs, consultants, advisors and the professionals who advise them.

• Understand how to recognize, prepare for, mitigate and avoid conflicts of interest

• Do conflicts of interest matter? 
• Are we aware of common conflicts of interest? 
• What does the Code of Professional Conduct require? 
• How to recognize Conflicts of Interest? 
• Ethical issues regarding competence and gifts and entertainment.
• Tradeoffs involved in dealing with conflicts of interest? 
• Suggestions on how to avoid conflicts of interest.  

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