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Building Successful Business Partnerships - Managing Supplier Relationships

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Self-study

1.00 Credits

Member Price $39.00

Non-Member Price $59.00

Overview

As financial leaders, CPAs are often tasked with managing organizational risk. In this respect, the supplier relationship can be a tricky one. It is often one of the more familiar and comfortable business relationships we have, yet it may also be the one that presents the most significant risk to our company. In this course, we will explore how to manage the supplier relationship from onboarding to termination. Through case studies and best practices, we will discuss how to continue being a good partner to our suppliers while also understanding where potential risks exist.

Highlights

  • Parts of a typical supplier contract
  • Information Sharing with Suppliers & Non
  • Disclosure Agreements
  • W
  • 9s, Invoicing, and Accounts Payable
  • Insurance risks related to outside parties
  • Best practices for terminating supplier relationships

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of contracts and corporate negotiations

Designed For

CPAs who manage relationships with outside contractors or vendors for their organization

Objectives

  • Identify the basic elements in a typical supplier contract
  • Recall when it is necessary to obtain a Form W
  • 9
  • Recognize company risks when working with suppliers

Preparation

None

Notice

This is a self-study/on demand course offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My Upcoming CPE section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by Peters Professional Education (PPE). The course expires one year from the purchase date.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

David Peters, Peters Professional Education LLC

DAVID R. PETERS, CPA, CFP, MST, CPCU, CLU

David Peters is the Founder and Owner of Peters Professional Education and Peters Tax Preparation & Consulting, PC. He is also a financial advisor for Peters Financial, LLC. David has over twenty years of experience in financial services, including 3 years in the hedge fund industry and 14 years in the insurance industry. David was the first-ever Chief Financial Officer at Compare.com - a position he held for more than three years.
In addition to running his own professional education website, David is a National Instructor for the AICPA, Surgent, Kaplan, and Don Farmer Tax Seminars. He was a recipient of Surgent's Outstanding Discussion Leader award in 2019 and 2022, as well as the AICPA's Outstanding Facilitator Award in 2021 and 2023. He regularly teaches courses in accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics throughout the United States. David holds four masters degrees, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Financial Planning. He contributes regularly to various CPA publications, including NCACPA's Interim Report, SCACPA's CPA Report, and VSCPA's Disclosures. David was also a co-author of the 2018, 2019, and 2020 Virginia CPA Ethics courses - a required course for all CPA's licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Non-Member Price $59.00

Member Price $39.00