whatshotonthehotline

The Great Resignation... the Great Reshuffle... the Big Quit. Different names for the same phenomenon that we see happening all around us. Our profession is no exception, but there may be important ethical considerations if you are moving into a role at an attest client of your firm.

In this episode, we discuss simultaneous and subsequent employment considerations that Melissa Powell, CPA, and Emily Daly, CPA, have been talking with members about on the ethics hotline.

Resources mentioned

• "Considering Employment or Association With an Attest Client" interpretation
• "Subsequent Employment or Association With an Attest Client" interpretation
• "Simultaneous Employment or Association With an Attest Client" interpretation
• Conceptual Framework for Independence
• Chapter 2 of the Plain English guide to independence

Did you know there's a confidential ethics hotline? You can call 888.777.7077 then dial option 2, option 3 when you have questions about ethics and the Code of Professional Conduct. 

It's true. In this episode, Emily Daly, CPA talks all about the hotline, explaining what we can and can't answer, how it all works, when you can expect to hear back about an issue, and other topics.

Email us at ethicallyspeaking@aicpa.org if you have comments on this episode or if you'd like to suggest topics for future episodes.