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AICPA seeks member input for ethics vote.


The AICPA AICPA

See American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
 is seeking member input on two proposals aimed at enhancing ethics ethics, in philosophy, the study and evaluation of human conduct in the light of moral principles. Moral principles may be viewed either as the standard of conduct that individuals have constructed for themselves or as the body of obligations and duties that a  enforcement.

The first proposal would give the AICPA power to sanction sanction, in law and ethics, any inducement to individuals or groups to follow or refrain from following a particular course of conduct. All societies impose sanctions on their members in order to encourage approved behavior.  members without investigation if they've been sanctioned by an organization that has the authority to regulate accountants, such as the SEC or PCAOB PCAOB Public Company Accounting Oversight Board .

The second proposal would allow the AICPA to disclose more information regarding an investigation, subject to the review and approval of the governing council.

The ballots have been mailed and are due to the AICPA by Oct. 18. AICPA members can download the form at www.aicpa.org/enforcement.
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Title Annotation:American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; AICPA News
Publication:California CPA
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Oct 1, 2003
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