MYCPE ONE

Professional Conduct & Independence for Assurance Providers 2 Credits

Professional Conduct & Independence for Assurance Providers 2 Credits

Understanding Professional Ethics & Conduct Requirements

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    September, 2026

  • Subject Area

    Regulatory Ethics

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify core professional conduct principles applicable to CPAs.
  • Recognize threats to integrity, objectivity, confidentiality, or independence.
  • Evaluate the significance of ethical and independence threats.
  • Apply appropriate safeguards to identified ethical and independence threats.
  • Assess conflicts and relationships that may affect professional judgment.
  • Explain how nonattest services can create independence or self-review concerns.

Course Overview

Professional ethics are essential to preserving public trust in the CPA profession, especially when practitioners provide audit, review, and other assurance services. This course explores the core principles of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and their application across public practice and other professional roles.

Participants will examine integrity, objectivity, due care, competence, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and independence in fact and appearance. The course also addresses ethical threats, safeguards, financial and family relationships, gifts and undue influence, nonattest services, management responsibilities, and self-review concerns.

Major Topic:

  • Core principles of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
  • Integrity, objectivity, due care, competence, and confidentiality
  • Independence in fact and appearance
  • Ethical threats, safeguards, and documentation
  • Conflicts, financial interests, family relationships, and gifts
  • Nonattest services and self-review threats

Through practical examples, participants will strengthen their ability to recognize ethical and independence issues, evaluate their significance, apply appropriate safeguards, and document significant professional judgments.

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On Demand Credits for All Qualifications

License details Credits Status
Regulatory Ethics for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 2 CPE Approved
Ethics and Professionalism for Certified Internal Auditors (CIA) 2 CPE Eligible
Regulatory Ethics for Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) 2 CPE Eligible
Regulatory Ethics for Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP) 2 CPE Eligible
Regulatory Ethics for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 2 CPE Approved
Ethics and Professionalism for Internal Audit Practitioner (IAP) 2 CPE Eligible
Regulatory Ethics for Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA) 2 CPE Eligible
Regulatory Ethics for Qualification in Internal Audit Leadership (QIAL) 2 CPE Eligible
Regulatory Ethics for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 2 CPE Approved
Regulatory Ethics for Certified Controls Specialist (CCS) 2 CPE Eligible
Regulatory Ethics for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 2 CPE Approved

Additional Information

Credits

2

Course Level

Advanced

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study

Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

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Jennifer Louis CPA (US)

President, Emergent Solutions Group LLC

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Jennifer F. Louis, CPA has over 25 years of experience in designing and instructing high-quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003, she founded Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, where she focuses her energy on designing and delivering high-quality, practical, and engaging accounting and auditing training. She was most recently Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education, and prior to that served as Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc., a highly-respected training and audit process consulting firm. Before joining AuditWatch, Jennifer was the Financial/Operational Audit Manager at AARP. At the start of her professional career, Jennifer was an Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche LLP, where she frequently served as a local and national instructor. Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a BBA-Accounting. Besides loving life on the lake with her husband in Charlotte, NC, she enjoys hiking with her little dog Frodo Beggins, and savoring any precious moments spent with her two young adult boys.

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MY-CPE LLC courses are accepted for continuing education credit by various professional certification programs, including NASBA, IRS, CFP Board, and HRCI. MY-CPE LLC is also recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® and SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.

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After successfully completing a self-study course and passing the assessments, you can access and download your course completion certificates from your account dashboard on our platform. These certificates are recognized by NASBA, IRS, CFP Board, HRCI, SHRM, Payroll Org, FP Canada, and 25+ other professional organizations for compliance and reporting purposes.

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We issue instant credit certificates, ensuring they are valid for presentation to governing bodies. Typically, we report IRS, CTEC, CFP, IDFP, IWI, VBOA Ethics credits within 7 days – the fastest in the industry.

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