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Practice Update: Ethical Issues for Accountants

(2 reviews)
by John Taylor

Revised and up to date for 2025. Accountants in practice frequently face morally complex situations that leave you questioning the correct action to take. This course explores common ethical grey areas, when to apply professional judgement to your decisions and how your practice can maintain an ethical culture.

£100+vat
4 CPD hours
120 days' access

This course will enable you to

  • Develop a thorough understanding of the key elements of the ethical codes required by professional bodies.
  • Apply the ethical frameworks to help you make good decisions in difficult situations.
  • Balance your duty to your client with your duty to society when providing tax advice.
  • Build an ethical culture within your practice.
  • About the course

      It's vital that every accountant in practice should be familiar with the principles set down in the various ethical codes of the accountancy bodies. The reputation of a firm may be impacted by our capacity to stay objective, moral, and honest in our work. However, when ethical grey areas do arise, finding the right course of action from these codes isn't always simple.

      This course considers such ethical grey areas and provides accountants in practice with the practical, day-to-day approaches they need to avoid making unsafe decisions. You will employ codes of professional conduct to fulfil your role, including when providing advice on taxation matters. You'll gain an understanding of the role of ethics in the workplace and how to establish an ethical culture in your practice.

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    John Taylor

    John is a Chartered Accountant who has spent many years advising small and medium-sized businesses across the North of England. John is the author of two industry standard textbooks: Millichamp - Auditing and Forensic Accounting. He has also written several auditing textbooks for AAT courses.

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    Smith J
    19 Nov 2025
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    Smith J
    19 Nov 2025
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    Smith J
    19 Nov 2025
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