CPA Ethics Exam
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,Which category contains the ethical standards, a
violation of which makes a member liable to disciplinary
action?
(a)Ethics Rulings.
(b) Interpretations of the Rules.
(c) Rules.
(c) is the conect answer. Code of Professional
Conduct, Strncture, says that infraction of any of the rules makes a member liable to
disciplinary action.
(a) is wrong since members who depart from the
guidance in ethical rulings in similar circumstances
will be asked to justify such departure. They
cannot however be charged with violating a
ruling.
(b) is also wrong since a member cannot be
charged with violating an interpretation. In a disciplina1y
hearing where the member was charged with
violating a rnle, the member would have the burden of justifying any departure from
interpretations ofthat rule.
The Trial Board may, after a hearing, do two of the
three things listed below. Mark the one that the Trial
Board cannot do.
(a) Suspend a member.
(b) Suspend the member's CPA certificate.
( c) Expel a member.
(b) is the correct answer. Code of Professional
Conduct, Enforcement, says a Trial Board may
admonish, suspend or expel a member. The Trial
Board has no jurisdiction over a member's CPA
certificate.
,Which of the following requires that any changes
in them be approved by the members of the
AICPA?
(a)Rules and interpretations of the rules.
(b) Principles and rules.
(c) Principles, rules and interpretations of the rules.
(b) is correct. Code of Professional Conduct,
Structure, says that Principles and Rules must be
approved by the AI CPA members.
(a) is wrong and ...
( c) is wrong since interpretations are prepared and issued by the Professional Ethics
Executive Committee without obtaining approval by the members.
The results of a guilty finding by a Trial Board will
be:
(a)published by the AICPA, but the member 's name will not be disclosed.
(b) published by the AICPA. and the member 's name will be disclosed if the Trial
Board votes to do
so.
(c) published by the AICPA with the member
's name given.
(c) is correct. Code of Professional Conduct,
Enforcement says that Trial Board convictions must
be published with the member's name
disclosed.
(a) is then wrong since the name must be disclosed.
(b) is also wrong since the Trial Board does not have the option of deciding whether or
not the member's name will be disclosed.
, An interpretation or ethics ruling usually becomes
effective:
(a)the first day of the month following the
month it is published in the Journal of Accountancy.
(b) two weeks after it is published in The
CPA Letter.
(c) the last day of the month in which it
is published in the Journal of
Accountancy.
(c) is corect. Code of Professional Conduct,
Structure, says that interpretations and rulings are
normally effective the last day of the month they are published in the Journal of
Accountancy.
(a) and (b) are therefore wrong.
A CPA in public practice__________avoid operating
under a code of professional ethics by choosing not
to join either the AICPA or any state CPA society.
(a) may
(b) may not
(b) is correct. Code of Professional Conduct, Coverage, says that no CPA practicing public
accounting may avoid operating under a code of ethics. The CPA may not join the AI CPA
or his or her state CPA society and therefore would not be subject to their codes of ethics.
The CPA, however, cannot avoid being subject to his or her state board of accountancy's
code of ethics
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,Which category contains the ethical standards, a
violation of which makes a member liable to disciplinary
action?
(a)Ethics Rulings.
(b) Interpretations of the Rules.
(c) Rules.
(c) is the conect answer. Code of Professional
Conduct, Strncture, says that infraction of any of the rules makes a member liable to
disciplinary action.
(a) is wrong since members who depart from the
guidance in ethical rulings in similar circumstances
will be asked to justify such departure. They
cannot however be charged with violating a
ruling.
(b) is also wrong since a member cannot be
charged with violating an interpretation. In a disciplina1y
hearing where the member was charged with
violating a rnle, the member would have the burden of justifying any departure from
interpretations ofthat rule.
The Trial Board may, after a hearing, do two of the
three things listed below. Mark the one that the Trial
Board cannot do.
(a) Suspend a member.
(b) Suspend the member's CPA certificate.
( c) Expel a member.
(b) is the correct answer. Code of Professional
Conduct, Enforcement, says a Trial Board may
admonish, suspend or expel a member. The Trial
Board has no jurisdiction over a member's CPA
certificate.
,Which of the following requires that any changes
in them be approved by the members of the
AICPA?
(a)Rules and interpretations of the rules.
(b) Principles and rules.
(c) Principles, rules and interpretations of the rules.
(b) is correct. Code of Professional Conduct,
Structure, says that Principles and Rules must be
approved by the AI CPA members.
(a) is wrong and ...
( c) is wrong since interpretations are prepared and issued by the Professional Ethics
Executive Committee without obtaining approval by the members.
The results of a guilty finding by a Trial Board will
be:
(a)published by the AICPA, but the member 's name will not be disclosed.
(b) published by the AICPA. and the member 's name will be disclosed if the Trial
Board votes to do
so.
(c) published by the AICPA with the member
's name given.
(c) is correct. Code of Professional Conduct,
Enforcement says that Trial Board convictions must
be published with the member's name
disclosed.
(a) is then wrong since the name must be disclosed.
(b) is also wrong since the Trial Board does not have the option of deciding whether or
not the member's name will be disclosed.
, An interpretation or ethics ruling usually becomes
effective:
(a)the first day of the month following the
month it is published in the Journal of Accountancy.
(b) two weeks after it is published in The
CPA Letter.
(c) the last day of the month in which it
is published in the Journal of
Accountancy.
(c) is corect. Code of Professional Conduct,
Structure, says that interpretations and rulings are
normally effective the last day of the month they are published in the Journal of
Accountancy.
(a) and (b) are therefore wrong.
A CPA in public practice__________avoid operating
under a code of professional ethics by choosing not
to join either the AICPA or any state CPA society.
(a) may
(b) may not
(b) is correct. Code of Professional Conduct, Coverage, says that no CPA practicing public
accounting may avoid operating under a code of ethics. The CPA may not join the AI CPA
or his or her state CPA society and therefore would not be subject to their codes of ethics.
The CPA, however, cannot avoid being subject to his or her state board of accountancy's
code of ethics
