Ethics
This course discusses ethical reasoning and its application to common dilemmas that you may experience. It reviews the core values of the CPA profession (integrity, objectivity and independence) and recaps the key requirements of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act . Throughout this course, you will be provided with case studies that demonstrate the application of ethical principles, values, and ethical reasoning. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service. Note: Course meets the ethics requirement for the following states: AR, CA*, CO, CT, DC, HI, ID, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK, PA, RI, and WV. (*CA also requires a state-approved course once every 6 years; this course does not meet that requirement). If there is any doubt as to acceptability for your specific requirements, please check with your State Board.
Course Number: ETH1100
CPE Credit: 4 hours
Price: $49 (with Textbook)
Covers the first half of the text.
Course Number: ETH1101
CPE Credit: 2 hours
Price: $29 (with Textbook)
Covers the second half of the text.
Course Number: ETH1102
CPE Credit: 2 hours
Price: $29 (with Textbook)
This course is designed to meet the 4 hour ethics CPE requirement for Texas. It covers the definition of ethics, ethical reasoning and its application to common dilemmas, the core values of the CPA profession, and the Texas Board Rules of Professional Conduct. This course has been specifically reviewed and approved by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. It does not follow the format of most of our CPE courses as it does not include review questions with feedback throughout the material. Review questions and feedback are not required for this course because it has been formally approved (as required) by the Texas State Board in this specific format. Instead, you will find interesting case studies located throughout that demonstrate the subject matter being discussed. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes text, final exam, and grading service.
Course Number: ETH202403
CPE Credit: 4 hours
Price: $49 (with Textbook)
This course discusses the ethical concepts surrounding businesses, accountants, auditors, and tax professionals. Presented within the text are ethical surveys and statistics regarding misconduct in the workplace, corporate fraud, and tax fraud. Many of the principles and rules set forth for the accounting profession, along with the penalties for violating these rules, are provided. Also found throughout the text are court rulings in regards to: whistleblower retaliation, auditor violations, corporate fraud, and tax fraud. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service. Note: Course meets the ethics requirement for the following states: AR, CA*, CO, CT, DC, HI, ID, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NE, NH, NM, NV, OK, PA, RI, and WV. (*CA also requires a state-approved course once every 6 years; this course does not meet that requirement). If there is any doubt as to acceptability for your specific requirements, please check with your State Board.
Course Number: ETH3300
CPE Credit: 4 hours
Price: $49 (with Textbook)
Covers the first half of the text.
Course Number: ETH3301
CPE Credit: 2 hours
Price: $29 (with Textbook)
Covers the second half of the text.
Course Number: ETH3302
CPE Credit: 2 hours
Price: $29 (with Textbook)
This course is designed to meet the 4 hour ethics CPE requirement for New York. The course will help you recognize the different levels of corporate social responsibility and the factors that lead to ethical violations. It also contains interesting summaries of the fraudulent acts that took place in large corporate scandals. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its impact on business ethics and the CPA's responsibilities are summarized. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes text, interactive study guide, final exam, and grading service. Course category: Regulatory Ethics.
Course Number: ETH142503
CPE Credit: 4 hours
Price: $49 (with Textbook)
This course is designed to meet the 2 hour CPE requirement for Enrolled Agents and Registered Tax Return Preparers. It covers topics from the Circular 230, such as the duties and restrictions relating to practice before the Internal Revenue Service and the sanctions for violation of the regulations. This course further outlines the tax practice standards issued by the AICPA, which include Standards for Tax Services No. 1 – No. 7. Also found throughout the course are recent court cases and investigations resulting from the unethical actions of tax practitioners. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service. Course category: Tax Ethics.
Course Number: ETH0501
CPE Credit: 2 hours
Price: $29 (with Textbook)
Approved by the Washington State Board of Accountancy as meeting the minimum requirements of WAC 4-30-134(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. Some of the topics discussed in this course are: general level information on the Public Accountancy Act, the board’s rules, policies, and rule making process, how to contact the board, ethics and prohibited practices, continuing competency, and the bases for the board to impose discipline, general level information on the AICPA Code of Conduct, and the key differences between Washington State law and the AICPA Code of Conduct. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service. Course category: Regulatory Ethics.
Course Number: ETH2301
CPE Credit: 4 hours
Price: $49 (with Textbook)
This course has been approved by the Ohio Board and contains an overview of ethical concepts, surveys relating to employee misconduct, recent accounting fraud cases, an outline of large corporate accounting scandals, pertinent sections from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Chapter 4701 – Accountancy Board Law, Chapter 4701-11 – Ohio State Board of Accountancy Ethical Standards, and the Ohio Society of CPAs Code of Professional Conduct. Some of the topics discussed in this course are: the retention and maintenance of work papers, the requirements for maintaining an active registration when using the title of designation, the rules regarding commissions and referral fees, confidential information, contingent fees, acts discreditable, along with the public expectations of the responsibilities of CPAs, and the enforcement of rules on ethics. Course level: Basic. Prerequisites: None. Course includes integrated text and study guide, final exam, and grading service. Course category: Regulatory Ethics.
Course Number: ETH1508
CPE Credit: 3 hours
Price: $39 (with Textbook)




