Professional Ethics Theory & Regulatory Framework for Tax Advisers and Lawyers
Overview
Explore the principles of professional ethics and the regulatory framework governing tax advisers. Gain insights into ethical decision-making, compliance obligations, and best practices to uphold integrity and public trust in tax advisory services.
This session will consider the theory of professional ethics for tax advisors and the relevant regulatory frameworks governing ethics for tax professionals – as accountants, tax/BAS agents and/or lawyers, including:
- Accounting association rules regarding ethics
- APES 110 0 the Accounting Professional Standard on Ethics
- Tax Agent Services Act 2009 requirements regarding ethics (including the recent changes)
- Legal Practitioner regulatory requirements on ethics
The session will cover the theory, the nuts & bolts for each profession, the relevant legislative requirements and consider the sorts of situations in which such ethical challenges may arise.
NOTE: This is the first part in a two-part series, with the second session considering ethically challenging case studies in more detail – Professional Ethics Case Studies for Tax Advisers and Lawyers
Learning Outcomes:
Participants will gain an improved understanding of:
- The ethical standard obligations for accountants
- The ethical standard obligations for lawyers
- The ethical standard obligations under the TASA 2009
- How to recognise and begin dealing with ethical challenges
Suited to:
Accountants, tax practitioners, BAS agents, lawyers and other practitioners serving private groups and wealthy individuals.
This On Demand recording Includes:
- Recording of the Live Webinar, which can be viewed multiple times, for as long as required
- Presenters contact details for follow up questions
- CPD Quiz
- CPD Certificate
- CPD Report – Logged automatically
- PowerPoint Presentation
- Verbatim Transcript, with Searchability
- Supporting Documentation
Course syllabus
3 lessons
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Your presenter
Bruce CollinsTax Controversy Partners
is the founder and principal solicitor at Tax Controversy Partners Pty Limited, currently helping clients to resolve all types of tax issues with the ATO and SROs. Before moving into private practice in 2017, Bruce worked for over 35 years in the Tax Office, a third of this time as a Senior Executive in what is now Compliance & Engagement Group, covering most ATO functions. Bruce was a key leader of the Professional Excellence Branch in the ATO, as well as having overseen the development of the Professional Accreditation Program for the ATO’s technical leaders, and having coached many of the ATO’s senior technical and compliance leaders in his roles as a Senior Executive. All of these roles involved managing ethical requirements and helping other leaders and staff to develop their abilities to do so.
Bruce has an Accounting Certificate (1989), a First-Class Honours Degree in Law (1995), a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (1996), a Masters of Taxation (2003) and a Masters of International Taxation (2006). Bruce is a Chartered Tax Advisor with the Tax Institute, a member of the Law Society of NSW, is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is both a member of the Law Council of Australia, its Tax Committee and is current Chair of their SME Committee.