About Allison McLeod

Professor McLeod, LL.M., JD, CPA, is currently a full-time Senior Lecturer at the University of North Texas, where she has taught classes in Corporate Income Taxes, Multi-jurisdictional Taxes, Individual Taxes, Tax Research, Ethics and Financial Accounting. She also practices law part-time with the Dallas firm Grable Martin Fulton and taught as an adjunct professor at the University of North Texas College of Law.

She received Bachelor of Business Administration and Juris Doctor degrees from Baylor University, and a Master of Legal Letters (LL.M.) degree specializing in Taxation from the Southern Methodist University School of Law.

McLeod Courses

Course Title: Accountants and Malpractice: Can I Get Sued for This? Recommended CPE Credit: 2 hours Subject Area: Regulatory Ethics

Program Content: This course addresses scenarios in which a CPA or other accounting professional might be sued. The course materials cover several common law causes of action, as well as the case law and standards that define reasonable practitioner behavior. The author also covers a variety of specific situations in which the accountant could be at risk of being sued.

Learning Objectives:

  • Recall the consequences of a malpractice case brought against a CPA.

  • Identify the damages permitted in contract or tort claims.

  • Specify the actions that can be brought against a CPA for deliberately altering a client’s financial statements.

  • Identify the sources that define a CPA’s duty of care.

  • Specify the issues impacting a negligence claim against a CPA.

  • Identify a CPA’s defenses against a breach of contract lawsuit.

  • Specify a CPA’s responsibilities in regard to error disclosures to clients.

Prerequisites: None    Program Level: Overview    Advance Preparation: None    Format: Video

Course Expiration Date: This course expires one year from the date of purchase. Latest Review Date: April 2024