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Engagement Letters and Other Risk Mitigation Best Practices

ENGAGEMENT LETTERS AND OTHER RISK MITIGATION BEST PRACTICES

Cost $50.00
CPE Credits 2.0 hours
Subject Area 2.0 - Ethics (Regulatory) (Ethics)
CE Credits 2.0 hours
Course Id# - HURS9-E-00902-21-O
Course Level Basic
Instructional Method Group Internet Based
Prerequisites None
Advanced Preparation None
Course Description

This webinar, lead by Accounting and Taxation professor and writer Roby Sawyers, covers the best practices for risk mitigation in an accounting organization. The presentation will cover the sources of malpractice claims as well as privacy security planning. One focus area will be limiting risk with engagement letters for new and existing clients and how that ties into expectations set in Circular 230 and the AICPA Code of Conduct.

Other risky areas and best practices will also be addressed, including endorsements, tax return positions,  conflicts of interest, and more.

Learning Objectives:


  • Recognize the major sources of malpractice claims in a tax practice

  • Identify the primary benefits of client engagement letters

  • Determine how to construct engagement letters using best practices to limit risk

  • List best practices surrounding client acceptance and monitoring

  • Identify other risky areas and best practices

  • Recognize the key components of data security and privacy plans for your firm

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ROBY SAWYERS, Ph.D., CPA, is a Professor in the Department of Accounting at NC State University.  He is an author of Federal Tax Research (Cengage Learning) as well as chapters on international tax, state and local tax, tax research, and tax practice and procedure in Corporate, Partnership, Estate and Gift Taxation (Van-Griner). He serves as co-editor and author of the SALT-Block column in Taxes-The Tax Magazine and served as editor of the Tax Practice Responsibilities column in The Tax Adviser magazine from 2018-2020.   

Dr. Sawyers is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) from which he received the 2020 Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award. He has served the AICPA as a member of the Tax Practice Responsibilities Committee as well as chair of the Tax Legislation and Policy Committee and the Trust, Estate and Gift Tax Committee. He has also served on the AICPA’s Tax Executive Committee and Precertification Education Executive Committee. 

He teaches CPE and CE courses for a variety of firms and other organizations including CPAacademy.org, KPMG and the AICPA. 

 

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About Our Presenter

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Roby Samyers, Ph.D., CPA, is a Professor in the Department of Accounting at NC State University.  He is an author of Federal Tax Research (Cengage Learning) as well as chapters on international tax, state and local tax, tax research, and tax practice and procedure in Corporate, Partnership, Estate and Gift Taxation (Van-Griner). He serves as co-editor and author of the SALT-Block column in Taxes-The Tax Magazine and served as editor of the Tax Practice Responsibilities column in The Tax Adviser magazine from 2018-2020.   

Dr. Sawyers is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) from which he received the 2020 Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award. He has served the AICPA as a member of the Tax Practice Responsibilities Committee as well as chair of the Tax Legislation and Policy Committee and the Trust, Estate and Gift Tax Committee. He has also served on the AICPA’s Tax Executive Committee and Precertification Education Executive Committee. 

He teaches CPE and CE courses for a variety of firms and other organizations including CPAacademy.org, KPMG and the AICPA.