Explain and discuss how the Dodd-Frank Act and the whistle-blower program can protect accountants and auditors.

Your first task is to post your own Key Assignment Outline to the discussion area so that other students are able to review your plan. Attach your document to the main discussion post, and include any notes you feel are appropriate. The purpose of this assignment is to help improve the quality of the Key Assignment Draft you will complete next week.

Plan on doing final draft next question,,,

This task is just an outline format with brief notes for each section

• Introduction

• Brief Notes

Task to follow for outline

Outline have 600 words

Key Assignment: Part 1

You were assigned to prepare a presentation on the auditor’s public responsibilities for the short seminar. Use the CTU library and the Internet to cover the following issues:

• Because auditors must act with integrity and prioritize their public responsibility, discuss the conflict between the auditor’s client confidentiality obligations and the auditor’s ethical standards to gain the public trust.
• Explain and discuss how the Dodd-Frank Act and the whistle-blower program can protect accountants and auditors.
• Discuss why it is important for auditors to show evidence that they followed the ethical and professional standards.