Overview:
Satisfy your Ethics requirement and benefit from a comprehensive review of ethics rules for the state of Virginia. This webinar provides insight into the rationale and philosophy behind the rules. You’ll learn about:
- Independence, integrity and objectivity
- Professional standards
- Ways to protect yourself
- Confidential client information
Objective:
To satisfy the Ethics requirement for Virginia CPAs and emphasize the need for prudent ethical judgment when interpreting the rules and determining the public interest. You’ll use case studies and discussion questions to understand how to apply the rules to real ethical dilemmas.
This course satisfies the Virginia 1/31/25 reporting requirement for Ethics.
Emphasis:
- Ethics defined
- Moral development
- Kohlberg's Six Stages of Ethical Development
- Professional responsibility: issues for accountants
- Rules enforcement
- Causes of unethical behavior
- Independence, conflicts of interest and objectivity
- Triggers for state board disciplinary actions
- Forms of organization
- License mobility
- The future of ethics and compliance