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Understanding and Applying the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct (Course Id 1986)

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Author:

Kelen Camehl, CPA, MBA

Course Length:

Pages: 22 ||| Review Questions: 10 ||| Final Exam Questions: 10

CPE Credits:

2.0

IRS Credits:

0

Price:

$17.95

Passing Score:

70%

Course Type:

Text
Understanding and Applying the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct - CPE course for CPAs

Technical Designation:

Technical

Field Of Study:

Regulatory Ethics

Approved Audience:

NASBA QAS - NASBA Registry

Key Takeaways:

This course provides a high level overview of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, offering practical insights into its rules, principles, and safeguards.

  • Highlights principles applicable to all AICPA members regardless of practice setting.
  • Covers specific rules applicable to members in business, members in public practice, and members in neither.
  • References a copy of the most recent AICPA Code for further study.
  • Worth 2.0 CPE credits in Regulatory Ethics as a self study text course on understanding and applying the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, requiring a 10 question final exam preceded by 10 review questions (optional) and a 70% passing score.

Frequently Asked Questions:

This Understanding and Applying the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct course provides a high level overview of the Codes organization, scope, and application.

This course teaches how to recognize appropriate safeguards to be applied to identified threats.

This course teaches how to distinguish threats for members in public practice and business and recognize examples of each.

This course covers the Integrity and Objectivity Rule among the specific rules for members in public practice.

Understanding and Applying the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct is a Technical, self study text course in Regulatory Ethics worth 2.0 CPE credits, requiring a 10 question final exam preceded by 10 review questions (optional) at a 70% passing score. CPEthink is approved by NASBA as a CPE sponsor and lists this course on the NASBA site as a courtesy for CPAs to search https://nasba.org.

Description:

This course provides a high level overview of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Code of Professional Conduct.  This Code prescribes a set of principles, rules and interpretations that guide CPAs in performing their professional responsibilities.  The course highlights principles that are applicable to all members as well those applicable to members in business, members in public practice, and members in neither business nor public practice.  A copy of the most recent AICPA Code of Professional Conduct is available on the AICPA website. 

Usage Rank:

57500

Release:

2022

Version:

1.0

Prerequisites:

None.

Experience Level:

Overview

Additional Contents:

Complete, no additional material needed.

Additional Links:

Advance Preparation:

None.

Delivery Method:

QAS Self Study

Intended Participants:

Anyone needing Continuing Professional Education (CPE).

Revision Date:

07-May-2025

NASBA Course Declaration:

Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase and with a minimum passing grade of 70% or better to receive CPE credit unless otherwise noted on the Course History page (i.e. California Ethics must score 90% or better). After logging in click on the Course History links on your My Courses page for the Begin date and Expire date for the Final Exam.

Keywords:

Understanding and Applying the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct - CPE course for CPAs

Learning Objectives:

Course Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
  • Recognize key sections and organization of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
  • Identify the steps included within the conceptual framework approach
  • Distinguish threats for members in public practice and business and recognize examples of each
  • Recognize appropriate safeguards to be applied to identified threats
  • Identify activities that may impair a member’s independence

Course Contents:

Chapter 1 - Understanding and Applying the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct

Course Learning Objectives

Course Overview

Introduction

Code Organization

Scope and Application

Key Principles of Professional Conduct

Review Questions

Part 1 - Members in Public Practice

Review Questions

Specific Rules for Members in Public Practice

Integrity and Objectivity Rule

Independence Rule

Review Questions

General Standards Rule

Compliance with Standards Rule

Accounting Principles Rule

Acts Discreditable Rule

Contingent Fees Rule

Advertising and Other Forms of Solicitation Rule

Confidential Client Information Rule

Form of Organization and Name Rule

Part 2 - Members in Business

Part 3 - Other Members

Review Questions

Glossary

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