Strengthen core competencies in financial accounting, audit & assurance, tax, and ethics at CoreCon 2023. Do more than simply check the compliance box by engaging in next-level learning with national, state and local thought leaders. Get the latest updates for you and your organization on: 

• Financial reporting and auditing 
• State and local tax developments including a legislative update 
• Professional standards and responsibilities
• The economy and what's ahead in 2024

Ethical behavior is not a destination it is a journey with twists, turns, and bumps in the road. We are faced with ethical dilemmas every day. Do I speed to make it to a meeting? Do I call in sick because I need a break? When does "helping my child with their homework" become "doing it for them"? CPAs are ethical most of the time, but staying ethical is hard. It gets harder when we are under stress. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics covered in this class include:

• Explore the effects of crisis and burnout on ethical decision-making
• Define the stressors, pressures, and biases that can lead good people to make less than optimal choices
• Discuss ways to offset the pressures, ways to reduce stress on ourselves and on our team, and ways to support our teams
• Learn how to recognize when an individual or an organization is heading in the wrong direction and how to stop sliding down the slippery slope

Who will benefit: Everyone

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.

Meets CPA license renewal requirement. Meets CPA application requirement. Appropriate for audiences with majority CPAs.

As a profession, CPAs must be able to identify, evaluate and address any action or situation that threatens the core values of the CPA profession: integrity, objectivity, independence, and due care. However, when it comes to making the best decision, there’s not always one perfectly right answer for every situation. Professional ethics is about looking at several solutions and choosing the best path.

This course will help you gain perspective on the wide breadth of issues facing CPAs daily.

You will participate in an interactive review of the principles underlying the CPA code of conduct. We will look at the principles of responsibility, integrity, objectivity, and due care. We will review several cases to apply these concepts to our work. We will examine AICPA’s conceptual framework and how objectivity threats materialize within both professional services firms and corporate entities. We conclude with a refresher on continuing education, confidentiality, and other CPA responsibilities.

Upon completion participants will be able to: 

• Describe the core ethical factors attributed to the CPA profession.
• Identify the principles of conduct applicable to CPAs.
• Describe factors contributing to ethical dilemmas.
• Use the AICPA conceptual framework when facing situations where clear answers are not apparent.

Joshua, a CFO from Chicago, did not go to prison for stealing the $2 million in liquid cash he had access to on a daily basis. Instead, Joshua ended up in prison by rationalizing that he was entitled to a few small perks of the profession. This course explores Joshua's story and covers how and why executives with high annual incomes make short-sighted decisions that can cost them their job and freedom. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• The importance of values
• Identifying success
• Ethical dilemmas
• Mitigation strategies
• Creating tools to help make better decisions
• Personal accountability strategies

Who will benefit: People who want to explore how personal pressures can cloud their judgment.

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.

This course will provide an overview of the work and impact of the Tax Advocacy Panel (TAP) on the US tax system, regulatory ethics, and the accounting profession. TAP is a group of volunteer taxpayers who work in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to identify and address taxpayer issues, recommend changes to the tax system, and improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the IRS. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics covered in this course include:

• The role of TAP in the US tax system and how it shapes regulatory ethics
• Gathering feedback from taxpayers
• Making recommendations to the IRS
• Working with IRS employees to implement and maintain solutions
• The impact of TAP on the tax system and accounting profession
• TAP's efforts to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• The importance of trust and confidence in the tax system

Who will benefit: This course is designed for individuals interested in learning about the work of the Tax Advocacy Panel (TAP) and its impact on the US tax system and accounting profession.

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.

Honest people face real challenges when working in an unethical environment. Business owners may be at risk if team members feel as though policies and practices within the business violate rules, regulations, or laws. Some of those employees may contact authorities. Perhaps they work in an undercover capacity, exposing the business owner and other people that work with the business, or align with the business, to both government investigations and potentially criminal prosecutions. Participants will learn from a real story which led to criminal prosecution for Medicare Fraud. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics that will be covered in this class include:

• Government incentives to turn professionals into informants.
• What influences a fraudulent culture in a professional environment?
• How misleading investigators can lead to federal prison. 
• Influence of pressures and crime.
• C-Suite influences and leadership

Who will benefit: Any professional who feels threatened by working in an ethically challenged business environment.

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.

This course will provide an overview of the work and impact of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) on the US tax system, regulatory ethics, and accounting profession. TIGTA is an independent organization that provides oversight of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and conducts audits, investigations, and inspections and evaluations to promote integrity, economy, and efficiency in the administration of the nation's tax system. The course will explore the role of TIGTA in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the IRS, identifying opportunities to improve the administration of tax laws, and upholding ethical standards in the accounting profession. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Major topics covered in this course include:

• The role of TIGTA in the US tax system
• Auditing, investigating, and inspecting and evaluating IRS programs and operations
• Identifying opportunities to improve the administration of tax laws
• Promoting integrity, economy, and efficiency in the tax system
• Responding to requests from Congress and other external stakeholders
• Upholding ethical standards in the accounting profession
• Building trust and confidence in the tax system

Who will benefit: This course is intended for professionals in the accounting and finance fields, as well as individuals interested in learning more about the role of TIGTA in the US tax system.

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.

Who creates and maintains ethics standards? Who is held to the standards? Who can file a complaint? How does a Peer Review complaint fit in? Who investigates and how? Can public information spur an investigation? Good questions? Hear the answers and all about cases that explain the issues when our expert fills in the back story. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

• Structure of Professional Ethics
• The Differences Between the Code of Professional Ethics as maintained by the AICPA, the Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC), Joint Ethics Enforcement Program (JEEP) and Joint Trial Board
• What Happens When an Ethics Complaint is Received
• Case Studies

Who will benefit: CEOs, CPAs, internal auditors, regulators, controllers, CFOs, compliance officers, risk managers

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.

Based on real life experiences! This program addresses the many issues impacting CPA practice with a world in crisis. The unique challenges facing practitioners are related through actual practice situations - and then analyzed for their ethical implications. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

The major topics covered in this class include:

• "Tales from the Front" - practice issues CPAs are dealing with in these extraordinary times
• Review of AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
• Review of IRS Circular 230
• Review of client tax return disclosure rules (Sec. 6103)
• Crisis impacts on engagement letters, contingent fees, independence, consulting services, attest and non-attest services, billing, and collections

Who will benefit: CPAs in public practice seeking an update on the latest tax developments affecting ethics in a crisis world.

THIS WEBCAST IS HOSTED ON CPA CROSSINGS PLATFORM. ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND THE WEBCAST VIA E-MAIL.

What's good and bad in the world of accounting and business isn't as straightforward as you'd think. Our top-rated ethics events will ensure you can spot unethical antics a mile away and create the right culture in your organization.

You will:

- Learn to identify, evaluate and address any action or situation that threatens the core values of the CPA profession: integrity, objectivity, independence, and due care.

- Participate in an interactive review of the principles underlying the CPA code of conduct.

- Examine AICPA’s conceptual framework and how objectivity threats materialize within professional services firms and corporate entities.

- Be able to identify the principles of conduct applicable to CPAs.

- Describe the core ethical factors attributed to the CPA profession.

- Get a refresher on confidentiality and other CPA responsibilities.

- Meets CPA license renewal requirements.

- Meets CPA application requirements.