Learn how to define conflicts of interest and how to manage the risk they pose to you and your clients.
Whether your clients are individuals, businesses, non-profits, or your own employer, conflicts of interest are nearly unavoidable in the accounting profession. But did you know that these conflicts expose you to the continual risk of ethical violations, professional errors and omissions? This presentation will teach you to identify, evaluate, and effectively disclose conflicts of interest with confidence. You will learn how the profession defines these conflicts and how to manage and neutralize the risk they pose to you and your clients.
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What Are Conflicts of Interest, and Why Do They Matter?
- The Definition of a Conflict of Interest (Exists in Most Professions)
- AICPA, PCAOB, IRS, States, and State Societies Regulate Conflicts for Accountants
- The Rules, Though, Only Tell You What a Conflict Is, but Not What to Do About It
- The Related Principles of Integrity and Objectivity Provide Critical Guidance
How to Identify Conflicts of Interest
- When You Consider Whether to Take on a Client
- When Your Client Relationships Evolve and Change
- When a Client Asks You to Take on Work of a Different Nature Than You've Handled for Them in the Past, e.g., Consulting, Forensics, Buy-Sell
- When You Find More Than a Single Interest Involved
- When You Work With Competitors
- When You Have a Financial Stake
Evaluating Conflicts of Interest Using Specific Examples
- First Things First: Who Is Your Client?
- Corporate Finance
- Marital Dissolution
- Shareholder Disputes/Freezeouts/Buyouts
- Individual Tax Planning
- Serving on a Board
- Many More Examples
Disclosing and Resolving Conflicts of Interest
- Does It Feel Right? Integrity and Objectivity Gut Check Revisited
- Operational Considerations: Act Promptly; Consult Legal Counsel; Consider Whether to Notify Your Professional Liability Insurance Carrier of the Situation
- Conflict Waiver Letter Terms and Conditions
- Disengagement Options, Do's and Don'ts
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This course was last revised on August 28, 2025.
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- AIPB 2.0
- This program is acceptable for 2.0 CPEC(s) towards the CB designation through the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers (AIPB).
- AK CLE 1.5
- Alaska attorneys may receive 1.5 hour(s) of continuing legal education for completing this program. Please contact the Alaska Bar Association or go to www.alaskabar.org for details regarding reciprocity with other states.
- AL CLE 1.7
- This course or a portion thereof has been approved by the Alabama State Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for a maximum of 1.7 hour(s) credit.
- AR CLE 1.5
- This course has been approved for 1.5 hour(s) of CLE by the Arkansas CLE Board.
- Arizona CLE 1.5
- The Arizona State Bar does not pre-approve or pre-certify MCLE programs. However, records of this program and attendance will be maintained by Lorman Education Services/Noggin Guru for auditing purposes. This activity may qualify for up to 1.5 hour(s) toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.
- CA MCLE 1.5
- Lorman Education Services/Noggin Guru is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.5 CLE hour(s) of participatory credit.
- CT CLE 1.5
- Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. This course has been approved for CLE credit in jurisdictions aside from CT and therefore it automatically meets the content and delivery requirements in Connecticut. Credit is based on a 60 minute credit hour and shall be awarded as follows: 1.5 CLE credit(s).
- GA CLE 1.5
- This program has been approved by the Georgia Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency for 1.5 CLE hour(s).
- HI CLE 1.5
- This program was approved by the Hawaii State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE credit hour(s).
- IL CLE 1.5
- This course was approved for a total of 1.5 hour(s) of MCLE Credit by the Illinois MCLE Board.
- IN CLE 1.7
- This program has been approved by the Indiana Commission on Continuing Legal Education. Participating attorneys are eligible to receive up to 1.7 hour(s) of Distance Education credit.
- MO CLE 2.0
- This course qualifies for self-study CLE credit in Missouri.
- ND CLE 1.5
- North Dakota CLE policy does not allow for pre-approval of any self-study courses. This course may qualify for up to 1.5 hour(s) of CLE credit.
- NH MCLE 1.6
- NH MCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the NH Minimum CLE requirement. Lorman Education Services/Noggin Guru believes this Ondemand course meets the requirement of NH Supreme Court Rule 53 and may qualify for CLE credit(s). Program Length: 99 Minutes.
- NJ CLE 2.0
- This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 2.0 hour(s) of total CLE credit.
- NM CLE 1.6
- This program has been approved by the New Mexico Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.6 hour(s) of credit.
- NV CLE 1.5
- This program has been approved by the Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 CLE hour(s).
- NY CLE 1.5 including Areas of Professional Practice 1.5
- This course has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York Continuing Legal Education Board for up to a maximum of 1.5 credit hour(s) in the area(s) of Areas of Professional Practice for 1.50 hours. Each hour may be counted only as satisfying one category of credit. Duplicate credit for the same hour of instruction is not permitted. This course qualifies for both established and newly admitted attorneys. Lorman Education- Noggin Guru, Inc. has a financial hardship guideline. Please contact customer service at 1.866.352.9539 for instructions on how to apply.
- PA CLE 1.5
- This Distance Learning program has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.5 hour(s) of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit.
- TN CLE 1.65
- This program has been approved as a distance learning format by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education for a maximum of 1.65 hour(s) of credit.
- VT CLE 1.5
- This self-study program has been approved by the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board of Vermont for 1.5 hour(s) of CLE credit. Please note: Attorneys may only claim 12 credits per compliance period in this format. This course is considered "Non-Moderated Programming without Interactivity".
- WI CLE 1.5
- This program qualifies for 1.5 hour(s) of ondemand CLE through the WI Board of Bar Examiners.
- WV MCLE 2.0
- This program has been approved by the West Virginia State Bar MCLE Commission for 2.0 MCLE hour(s).
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- AK CLE 1.5
- Arizona CLE 1.5
- CA MCLE 1.5
- CT CLE 1.5
- HI CLE 1.5
- MO CLE 2.0
- NM CLE 1.6
- VT CLE 1.5
- WV MCLE 2.0
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Jonathan S. Ziss, J.D.
Goldberg Segalla
- Partner, Goldberg Segalla LLP, a national litigation firm with nearly 500 attorneys
- Co-chair of the firm’s Management & Professional Liability Practice Group, with over 40 years of experience
- A frequent columnist, author, and lecturer on accountant professional liability risk management and avoidance
- Has appeared in CA, CT, DE, FL, MT, NJ, PA, and NY and has represented clients including professional service firms, non-profits, and for-profit businesses in many other states as well
- Successfully argued to the Supreme Court of Delaware, a leading forum for financial litigation, that in an audit malpractice dispute, management’s unclean hands should be a viable defense even if the auditor’s conduct fell below the standard of due care
- Has tried dozens of cases to verdict and has handled countless administrative investigations and proceedings, mediations, and arbitrations
- Chosen to serve as an expert witness in an accountant malpractice case, addressing the enforceability of engagement letters and the differentiation among attestation levels
- Honors graduate of Franklin & Marshall College (elected Phi Beta Kappa); graduate of Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law (staff member, The Villanova Law Review)
- Can be contacted at [email protected] or 267-519-6820 (office), or 215-480-2572 (mobile)
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