Surgent's Business Law Essentials for Practitioners and Controllers
Online
8.00 Credits
Member Price $279.00
Non-Member Price $404.00
Overview
This course covers basic legal principles that every accountant should be familiar with to avoid common legal disputes and costly litigation. By analyzing business law issues from the standpoint and background of accountants and auditors, this course will help you develop an approach to client and practice issues with a sensitivity and appreciation for potential legal ramifications.
Objectives
- Identify the most common legal issues arising in the business context
- State the general legal rules applicable to business situations
- Recognize the role that accountants can play in identifying and resolving legal problems
- Identify compliance aspects of different entity types
Highlights
- Contract principles
- Partnerships and limited liability entities
- Legal issues related to various types of business organizations
- Worker classification
- Employee rights and the duties of employers
- Intellectual property
- Real property law
- Bankruptcy basics
- Environmental Law
- Merger Basics
Designed For
All practitioners and controllers who want a better understanding of how the law can impact their practice and their clients
Prerequisites
None
Preparation
None
Notice
To access this program, log into your CTCPA account at https://www.ctcpas.org/my-cpe/upcoming and click on the orange "Launch Event" button.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
David Peters, Peters Professional Education LLC
David R. Peters, CPA, CFP, CPCU, MST, MBA
David Peters is the Founder and Owner of David Peters Financial Group and Peters Tax Preparation & Consulting, PC. David has over sixteen years of experience in financial services, including 3 years in the hedge fund industry and six years in the insurance industry.
David was the first-ever Chief Financial Officer at Compare.com - a position he held for more than three years. Currently, David is a National Instructor for the AICPA, Surgent, and Kaplan. He regularly teaches courses in accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics throughout the United States. David holds four master’s degrees, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Financial Planning. He contributes regularly to various CPA publications, including NCACPA’s Interim Report, SCACPA’s CPA Report, and VSCPA’s Disclosures. David was also a co-author of the 2018 Virginia CPA Ethics course – a required course for all CPA’s licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Non-Member Price $404.00
Member Price $279.00