Professional Development and Event Catalog
Agentic AI in Audit and Assurance
Tuesday, Nov. 10 9:00am - 11:00am
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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This course provides a concise overview of agentic artificial intelligence and its emerging role in audit and assurance. Participants will examine how AI agents differ from traditional generative AI by planning tasks, using software tools, taking actions, and completing multi-step workflows with limited human intervention. The course explores current audit applications, including substantive procedures, confirmations, risk assessment, disclosure testing, and continuous monitoring, while addressing new risks involving autonomy, permissions, prompt injection, multi-agent systems, and accountability. Participants will also examine regulatory developments, professional standards, controls, evidence requirements, ethics, liability, and the strategic implications of agentic AI for audit firms. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Ethics: Critical Thinking, Case Studies and Fraud
Tuesday, Nov. 10 9:00am - 12:30pm
Online
4.00 Credits
Member Price: $139
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While ethics training is required by many states, the true value of the CPA license is in understanding how critically important ethical behavior is to one another, our customers, and to the public. This course will explore the basic tenets of ethical behavior and use case studies to explore ethical dilemmas in various companies and organizations, with special focus on the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and AU-C Section 315.
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Surgent's Controllership Skills Update: Risk Management
Tuesday, Nov. 10 10:00am - 12:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $99
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The most recent recession and its fallout, weather (look at 2017), process and product failures, and unethical behavior have again highlighted failures by numerous organizations in identifying and managing risk. The size and reputation of organizations proved not to be the key to success. Again, we saw that failures can result in areas/industries thought to be "under control" through their policies, practices and/or regulations. A core activity of financial management is to effectively protect the assets of their organizations, without significantly reducing new ideas and growth. This brief program provides insights and approaches to identify risk and manage the above noted trade-off. The course is designed for financial managers looking to quickly build upon their existing knowledge and experience, as well as to help to start the less experienced individual. It offers ideas that can be used immediately, as well as longer term approaches. Updated to include new information particularly in the areas of disaster planning, business continuity, and ethics, as well as a sample group exercise to test your current risk management systems.
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Claude Fundamentals for Accountants (2026 Update)
Tuesday, Nov. 10 11:30am - 1:30pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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This course provides a concise overview of Claude and its growing role as an AI-powered productivity, analysis, and workflow platform for accounting professionals. Participants will learn how Claude differs from traditional search engines, spreadsheets, and chatbots, and how it can be used to accelerate drafting, research, document review, data analysis, and client communications while maintaining professional skepticism and accountability. The course explores practical prompting techniques, document and spreadsheet analysis, projects, artifacts, connectors, Microsoft 365 integrations, automation capabilities, and emerging AI workflows. Special emphasis is placed on confidentiality, privacy, ethics, verification, and professional judgment. By the end of the course, participants will understand how to integrate Claude into their daily accounting workflows to improve efficiency, strengthen decision-making, and support higher-value advisory services. The course is based on the Claude platform ecosystem, including Chat, Projects, Artifacts, Connectors, Microsoft Office integrations, Voice Mode, Design, Code, and Cowork capabilities. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Ethics: What a CPA in Public Practice Needs to Know
Tuesday, Nov. 10 3:00pm - 4:55pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $79
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Accountants in public practice face ethical conflicts almost daily. This workshop offers an overview of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct by walking through the eleven basic rules of conduct while highlighting many of the most pertinent interpretations of those rules.
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Let's End Business Ethics
Tuesday, Nov. 10 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Most ethics courses focus on unethical individuals and their terrible misdeeds. We don't need another course on lessons from Enron or individuals committing fraud. Most unethical failures result from unethical individuals. Instead, this session will focus on how good people can do better, why there is no such thing as business ethics and why we only need one rule to lead ethical lives.
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Ethics: Court Orders, Confidentiality, and Compliance
Tuesday, Nov. 10 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Tax professionals often find themselves navigating complex ethical terrain when responding to court-ordered summonses, especially in emotionally charged settings like divorce. This course explores the ethical obligations and legal boundaries that govern the disclosure of taxpayer information, with a focus on IRC 7216 and 6713, Circular 230, and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). Through scenario-based learning and practical analysis, participants will examine how ethical principles intersect with legal mandates and how to maintain professional integrity when faced with conflicting client interests, ambiguous court orders, or pressure to over-disclose. This course emphasizes informed consent, scope limitations, and the preparer's duty to protect confidentiality even when disclosure is legally permitted. This course provides the tools and frameworks needed to make sound decisions, avoid regulatory pitfalls, and uphold the highest standards of practice in sensitive legal contexts. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Selected Ethics Topics 2025 - 2026
Tuesday, Nov. 10 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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This course will help you to stay current on recent changes to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, as well as keep you abreast of emerging trends in ethics standards and regulatory initiatives and their potential impact on your practice. We will also explore frequent practitioner ethics compliance challenges, including competence, due professional care, audit quality, and independence. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Volume to Value: A New Era of Precision Hiring in Accounting
Wednesday, Nov. 11 9:00am - 10:00am
Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
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Volume to Value: A New Era of Precision Hiring in Accounting examines how accounting firms are shifting from high-volume recruiting models to "precision hiring" as AI adoption accelerates and talent scarcity continues. Participants will explore why traditional hiring processes often overemphasize technical accounting knowledge while under-assessing the competencies that most impact performance-critical thinking, professional communication, and AI ethics awareness. The course explains how AI-enabled recruiting tools can support candidate screening, assessment, and retention forecasting, and why firms that do not modernize their hiring approach may struggle to compete for top talent. Participants will leave with practical approaches to competency-based assessment, ethical guardrails for AI use in hiring, and a high-level implementation roadmap with metrics to evaluate quality of hire, performance, and retention. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Independence Requirements for Auditors
Wednesday, Nov. 11 10:00am - 12:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Independence is a foundational requirement for CPAs in public practice and is critical to maintaining public trust in the profession. This course provides a practical overview of independence concepts and requirements as outlined in the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, with an emphasis on real-world application. Participants will review key independence principles and common areas of risk, along with recently issued ethics interpretations from the Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) that impact independence requirements. The course focuses on how these interpretations apply in practice and discusses practical approaches firms and practitioners can use to implement and maintain compliance. Designed for auditors performing attest engagements, this course helps participants better understand independence requirements and navigate evolving guidance with confidence.
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The Ethic of Teamwork
Wednesday, Nov. 11 11:00am - 1:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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"No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care." To be a part of a team, a team that truly cares for its people, is to be granted an opportunity for growth and inclusion and a sense of belonging. It doesn't get better than that! This ethics-based webinar examines the essence of what constitutes teams that are high functioning and highly collaborative. One essential component is the balance between content (getting the job done!) and process (how we get things done...how we treat each other). This webinar will offer concrete practical suggestions for teams both for content and process effectiveness. It will also offer opportunities for self-reflection and actions to take to enhance team performance. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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AICPA's New SSTS #4 - New Ethics Standard for Tax Resolution
Wednesday, Nov. 11 11:30am - 12:30pm
Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
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This 1-hour course is designed for CPAs and EAs who want to stay ahead in the ever-evolving field of tax resolution. Dive into the latest updates to the AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTS) #4 and explore their practical implications for your practice. Through real-world examples and case studies, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how to navigate ethical challenges while maintaining compliance with professional standards. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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2026 AICPA Regulatory Ethics Update
Wednesday, Nov. 11 12:00pm - 1:46pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Stay informed-and ahead of the curve-with this VBOA-approved ethics course tailored to meet Virginia's annual ethics requirement while bringing you the latest updates from the AICPA's Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC). The pace of change in ethics regulation has accelerated, and PEEC has been especially active with new interpretations, revised guidance, and key modernization projects. In this interactive session, we'll unpack the most significant developments shaping the profession today, including new standards on recruiting, CPE programs, and tax advisory services. You'll gain practical clarity on how these changes affect both public practitioners and industry professionals. We'll also take a forward look at projects on PEEC's horizon, giving you early insights into wha's coming next-and how to position yourself for compliance success in a rapidly evolving ethical landscape.
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Introduction to Ethics and Professional Skepticism
Wednesday, Nov. 11 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Ethics and professional skepticism are a cornerstone of public accounting. This course will review the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants that practitioners must adhere to. This course will outline the pressures, opportunities, and rationalizations that lead to instances of fraud. In addition, this class will walk through some interactive examples to illustrate various scenarios of noncompliance during engagements. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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The Motives and Mystery of Ethics-Understanding the Why
Wednesday, Nov. 11 2:00pm - 3:48pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Our guidance on ethics comes from the AICPA and other groups, but it does not fully address the “why” behind ethics. This session will examine and define what ethics is and what it means to varying people in the workplace. Understanding what motivates people and understanding those people are key to both solving ethical dilemmas and workplace issues that can lead to greater job satisfaction and efficiency. To correct an issue, you need to delve into the root cause – the why?
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Ethics: How to Give and Receive Criticism the Right Way
Wednesday, Nov. 11 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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How well do you accept criticism? How might it enrich your business - and you - if you did a better job of it? This distinctive webinar will show you why it is in your best interest to accept criticism with gratitude. It's even better to welcome criticism. It's also a good idea to learn how to give criticism the right way. A related topic is the art of giving and receiving apologies, and we'll do a deep dive into this area as well. You'll leave with clear guidelines for how to criticize others, accept criticism from them, give meaningful apologies, and accept apologies with grace and ethical intelligence. The result will be a stronger CPA practice and a better you. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Everyday Ethics at Work: Don't be the Next News Story!
Wednesday, Nov. 11 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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When asked, most people would say they are an ethical person. So why is it that every month there are reports of ethical breaches at major companies? The concept of ethics is easy to understand, easy to talk about, but incredibly hard to implement on a consistent basis. In this course, we will discuss current ethical issues, and walk-through a nine-step ethical decision-making model. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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NOCLAR: Ethics, Audit and Yellow Book Considerations
Wednesday, Nov. 11 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Online
1.00 Credits
Member Price: $55
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Noncompliance with laws and regulations (NOCLAR) can create significant ethical responsibilities for CPAs, whether they are serving clients or working within an employing organization. This course examines the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct interpretations addressing how members should respond when they encounter actual or suspected noncompliance with laws and regulations, commonly referred to as NOCLAR. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
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Ethics in Today’s World and Practical Application Tips
Wednesday, Nov. 11 7:00pm - 8:47pm
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $85
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The topic of ethics has seemed to permeate every aspect of today’s business including occupying a significant spot in today’s business, educational and professional curriculum. Yet with all the discussion and awareness on the topic, why is it that significant ethical dilemmas and incidents continue to impact our daily lives? The concept of ethics is based in moral philosophy. In part, that is why it is such a difficult issue to “manage”. We often get caught between our independent moral ethical duty, the legal or compliance viewpoint of an issue and management concerns around reputation and ramifications. This course is dedicated to examining a time-line of historical ethical issues that have plagued the business world, evaluating the moral and perceived concepts around ethics, and taking a practical look at how moral and ethical concepts impact the creation of an ethical culture.
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Ethics with a Dash of Courage
Thursday, Nov. 12 9:00am - 11:00am
Online
2.00 Credits
Member Price: $89
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Getting ethics right is a big deal, and ethics often requires courage. An organization's ethics is directly connected to its reputation in the community, and solid ethical principles are crucial for the long-term success of any organization. This facilitated discussion goes beyond a lecture on ethical principles - it is a series of executive level case studies that offer participants "real time" practice in resolving dilemmas, with participants sharpening their critical thinking skills.