Connecticut Ethics for CPAs

Course Description:

This material covers standards of professional conduct and business practices adhered to by accountants such as CPAs, CMAs, and CFMs in order to enhance their profession and maximize idealism, justice and fairness when dealing with the public, clients and other members of their profession.

Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able 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
• List examples of philosophers who contributed to the development of ethics
• Understand how culture, motivation, and power affect business ethics
• Describe what is meant by business ethics
• List and identify myths about business ethics
• Explain how to develop ethics management programs