| EWAS
ETHICS FOR
WASHINGTON
This course is designed to enable CPAs licensed in
Washington
to meet the ethics requirement in their state. This course is approved by the
Washington
Board of Accountancy.
MAJOR TOPICS:
This course will help you to:
- Define ethics.
- Differentiate between amoral and ethical values.
- List and characterize two systems of ethics.
- Differentiate between legal versus ethical codes.
- Discuss the development of law and ethics.
- Understand the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct’s rulings and principles.
- List consulting services prohibited by the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002.
- Explain disciplinary mechanisms within the profession.
- List the key features of corporate responsibility law (Sarbanes-Oxley act).
- Understand the professional ethics and conduct for Washington CPAs.
- Recognize the ethical concepts promulgated in the Code of Professional Conduct.
CPE Credit: 4 hrs. Regulatory Ethics
Level of Knowledge: Basic
Prerequisites: None
Approved by the Washington State Board of Accountancy as meeting the minimum requirements of WAC 4-25-830(3) which requires four CPE hours in the subject area of professional ethics and regulations with specific application to the practice of public accounting in Washington State. |
