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Friday, February 7, 2025 Live Webcast

Business Law for Small Business Owners (X1-BLW4-2025-01-WEBNR-38-01)

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
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4 CPE Credits in BL

OVERVIEW

One of the most intimidating aspects of going into business for yourself is compliance. Tax, employment, and regulatory laws are difficult to navigate, so it often falls on the CPA to know the basics in these areas to help their clients avoid costly litigation.

DESIGNED FOR

All practitioners and controllers who want a better understanding of how the law can impact their practice and their clients

BENEFITS

  • Identify the most common legal issues arising in the business context
  • Recognize the role that accountants can play in identifying and resolving legal problems
  • Identify compliance aspects of different entity types

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Contract principles
  • Legal issues related to various types of business organizations
  • Worker classification
  • Employee rights and the duties of employers
  • Real property law

COURSE LEVEL

Basic

ADVANCE PREPARATION

None

INSTRUCTOR

David Peters

David R. Peters, CPE, CFP, CLU, CPCU, MST, M.B.A.

David Peters is the founder and owner of Peters Tax Preparation & Consulting in Richmond, VA, as well as a financial advisor for Peters Financial, LLC. He has over 15 years of experience in financial services, including three years in the hedge fund industry and six years in the insurance industry. David was the first-ever Chief Financial Officer at Compare.com – a position he held for over three years. He is a national CPE instructor/discussion leader for the AICPA, Kaplan, and Surgent, and he was a recipient of Surgent’s Outstanding Discussion Leader award for 2019. He regularly teaches courses in accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics throughout the United States. He is the advisor for business and industry topics for the South Carolina Association of CPAs and was a recipient of The American College of Financial Services’ 2019 NextGen Financial Services Professional Award. He holds four master’s degrees and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in financial planning. He contributes regularly to various CPA publications, including NCACPA’s Interim Report, SCACPA’s CPA Report, and VSCPA’s Disclosures. He was also a co-author of the 2018, 2019, and 2020 versions of the Virginia CPA Ethics course – a required course for all CPAs licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Registered Representative offering securities through Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services offered through Carroll Financial Associates, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser. Carroll Financial and Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC are under separate ownership and are not affiliated with any other named entity.

PRICING

$149.00 - Member

$159.00 - Nonmember

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Note: Online pre-registration will close on February 7 at 12:30 PM.

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COURSE DEVELOPER

Surgent