Yellow Book Ethics
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price $89.00
Non-Member Price $124.00
Overview
Government Auditing Standards (or Yellow Book) has a unique perspective on ethics and transparency due to accountability owed to taxpayers, oversight bodies, and others. This course will discuss the foundational principles in the Yellow Book relevant to professional conduct on related engagements.
This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Objectives
After attending this presentation, you will be able to...
- Describe the foundational ethical principles contained in the Yellow Book
- Indicate the independence requirements, including when performing both audit and non-audit services
- Recall the continuing education rules contained in Yellow Book that support ethical principles
Highlights
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:
- The concept of public interest
- Ethics, independence, and professional judgment
- Competence and continuing professional education
- Quality control and peer review
- Proper use of government information, resources, and position
- Professional behavior
Designed For
Anyone who needs to comply with ethical principles on Yellow Book engagements
Prerequisites
None
Preparation
None
Notice
You will receive an email from CPA Crossings via Webex with instructions to access the webinar.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Jennifer Louis, Business Learning Institute
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 14 years of experience in designing and presenting high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organizational success. In 2003, she co-founded Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, a consortium of professionals serving organizations on a project or part-time basis, to create a division dedicated to training services. She was most recently Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly respected training and consulting firm serving the audit profession.
During her six years at AuditWatch, Ms. Louis served in many other capacities, including Vice President of Product, and instructor and consultant for the firm’s Audit Productivity Improvement ProgramTM and various other training courses. She also co-authored a manual on value-added auditing.
Before joining AuditWatch, Ms. Louis was the financial/operational audit manager at AARP. While at AARP, she served as one of their specially trained facilitators available as a resource throughout the organization for designing and leading strategic meetings and training sessions. Ms. Louis was also an audit manager for Deloitte and Touche, LLP. During her years in that firm’s Washington, D.C. office, she served as an instructor for the firm’s national “Train the Trainers” program.
Ms. Louis graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA in accounting. She is also a member of several prestigious professional associations.
Non-Member Price $124.00
Member Price $89.00