Accountant Ethics for Missouri (CPE Course)

CPE Credit: 4 hours

Course Type: Downloaded PDF materials with online test

Price (with PDF Textbook): $40

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Course Description
The Accountant Ethics for Missouri course explores the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and the Missouri Board of Public Accountancy rules and regulations. The course includes the applicable portions of Chapter 326 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, as well as the Missouri Board of Accountancy Rules and Regulations. Examples are used throughout the course materials to illustrate various ethics and regulatory concepts.

Author: Steven Bragg

Course Number: ET1074

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the different principles contained within the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct.

  • Specify the different types of harassment.

  • Describe the types of discreditable acts stated in the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct.

  • Explain the accountant’s obligations related to the release of confidential information.

  • Specify the policies that may apply to the release of confidential information.

  • Identify the characteristics of false or misleading promotional efforts.

  • Describe the obligations of the accountant in relation to the delivery of records to a client.

  • Specify the obligations of the accountant in regard to conflicts of interest.

  • Describe the different types of threats to an accountant’s ability to comply with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct.

  • Specify the requirements for the members of the Missouri State Board of Accountancy.

  • Recall the requirements for being granted a CPA license in Missouri.

  • Recall the requirements for firms practicing public accounting in Missouri.

  • Specify the naming conventions in Missouri for CPA firms.

  • State the allowable abbreviation usage in Missouri for the CPA designation.

  • Specify the Missouri contingent fee rules.

  • Identify the client confidentiality rules in Missouri.

  • State the process for filing complaints against CPAs in Missouri.

  • State the experience rules in Missouri to be granted a CPA license.

Level: Overview

Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study

NASBA Category: Regulatory Ethics

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None

Latest Review Date: January 2024

Program Registration Requirements: Click on "Purchase Course" near the top of this page to pay for and access the course. You will then be able to download the course as a PDF file, then take an on-line examination, and then download a certificate of completion if you pass the examination.

Program Refund Policy: For more information regarding administrative policies concerning complaints, refunds, and other matters, see our policies page.

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AccountingTools, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

The NASBA sponsor identification number for Accountingtools, Inc. is 115881.

AccountingTools is an IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider. We are compliant with the requirements for continuing education providers (as described in sections 10.6 and 10.9 of the Department of Treasury’s Circular No. 230 and in other IRS guidance, forms, and instructions). Our IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider number is 72821.