Ethics for Accountants Power Pair – 2 one-hour recorded webinars

This Power Pair comprises 2 recently recorded ethics for accountants webinars.

Webinar 1: Ethics in the Age of Tech: Navigating Emerging Tools in Accounting and Tax Practice

From AI to automation, the rise of emerging technologies is transforming how accountants work. But while these tools promise efficiency and insight, they also raise new ethical questions. When does automation undermine professional judgement? How do you manage client confidentiality with cloud platforms? And what are your responsibilities when relying on data from third-party tools? This session explores how the profession’s ethical obligations—under APES 110 and the TASA 2009 —interact with the practical use of new technologies in accounting and tax practices. Topics include:

• Overview of key technologies reshaping accounting and taxation practices: AI, automation, blockchain, and data analytics
• How the APES 110 and TASA2009 codes applies to technology-assisted service delivery
• Protecting client confidentiality in cloud-based and automated environments
• Professional competence and reliance on third-party tech tools
• Ethical issues when outsourcing or automating elements of tax, audit, or advisory work
• Transparency, engagement and fee structures: Are clients aware of the role of technology in their service?
• Ensuring independence and objectivity when using predictive tools and auto-generated advice
• Case studies of tech missteps: Where ethical boundaries were crossed and lessons learned

Webinar 2: The Tax Agent Services Act: Ethics, Obligations and What’s Changed

The legislators have been busy in recent times adding various additional responsibilities on tax and BAS agents via the introduction of the breach reporting obligations, as well as adding to the Code of Professional Conduct (Code) obligations. This session reviews the changes, including:

• A refresher of the code obligations prior to the changes
• A review of the changes to the Code and the Tax Practitioners Board’s interpretations
• Dealing with the contentious issues with the code changes, including:
  • the false or misleading statement requirements
  • keeping clients informed of all relevant matters
• The breach reporting obligations, including how to determine if a breach:
  • is a “significant” breach
  • results, or is likely to result, in a “material” loss or damage to another entity
• Guidance on when breach self-reporting could be triggered in practice
• Whether documentation provided by a new client, prepared by their prior accountant, could trigger breach reporting obligations, including:
  • unaddressed tax issues such as Division 7A and Section 100A
  • inflated tax claims with no justification provided by the new client
• The interaction of breach reporting with confidentiality requirements

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