Ethics: Protecting the Integrity of Florida CPAs (0004980)
4.0 Credits
Member Price $175.00
Non-Member Price $240.00
Overview
CPAs face many complex and challenging ethical issues. This course addresses the ethical and professional obligations CPAs have to their clients, employers, colleagues, regulators, and to the public. Explore trends in business and professional ethics, along with the specific rules and requirements applicable to CPAs outlined in Florida Statutes, the Rules of the Florida Board of Accountancy, and the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. The course fulfills the biennial ethics requirement for Florida CPAs.
If you are attending MEGA 2025, please register for Ethics as part of your MEGA registration.
MEGA Registration Page
Highlights
- AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
- Business ethics
- Chapters 455 and 473, F.S.
- 61H1 F.A.C.
- Common violations of Florida laws and rules
- Client record retention
- Competency
- CPE requirements
- Disciplinary actions
- Independence
- Integrity and objectivity
- Licensure requirements – individuals and firms
- Peer Review Practice mobility
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
This course is designed for CPAs in all areas of practice and fulfills the biennial ethics requirements for Florida CPAs.
Objectives
- Describe how codes of conduct, professional responsibilities, and core values of the profession issued by various organizations impact the practice of accounting.
- Identify how Florida Statutes 455 and 473 and Florida Administrative Code 61H1 provide guidance for ethical practice.
- Identify how newly revised/ proposed interpretations, rulings, and legislation affect Florida licensees.
- Recognize practice and compliance issues such as independence that affect ethical conduct.
Notice
Conference Location and Accommodations:
Universal Loews Sapphire Falls Resort
6601 Adventure Way
Orlando, FL 32819
407-503-5000
FICPA Room Rate:
$214.00++ Single/Double
$239++ Triple, $264++ Quad
Discounted Self Parking: $15/day
Hotel Cutoff Deadline: Friday, May 9, 2025
(Reservations made after the cutoff date will be subject to availability and current room rate. Please note that the conference accommodation rate is subject to sell out prior to the advertised reservation cut off date.)
*** Upon completion of your registration for the conference, you will receive an email confirmation with additional information to book your accommodations***
Monday, June 9th
General Session
- Ethics: Protecting the Integrity of Florida CPAs (0004980)
Credits: 4 - Ethics
This session is available to registrants only.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Paul Brown, Director of Peer Review, Florida Institute of CPAs
Paul Brown joined the FICPA in November 1992 and is the Director of Technical Services for the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA). One of Paul's main duties is to serve as the technical reviewer in Florida for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Peer Review Program. The program administers approximately 350 reviews annually in Florida and oversees approximately 90 peer reviewers. Paul also assists members in the areas of professional ethics and professional standards. As part of his role in the peer review program Paul has previously been an instructor and author of continuing education programs for the AICPA and FICPA, for which he had received several outstanding discussion leader and author awards. Paul serves on the AICPA's Peer Review Standards Task Force, Technical Reviewers Advisory Task Force to the Peer Review Board and serves as staff liaison to two committees of the FICPA.
Non-Member Price $240.00
Member Price $175.00