Ethics 2010 — Your License Depends On It!

Connect with us in-person or online to conveniently satisfy your 2010 ethics requirement with Ethics 2010 — Your License Depends On It! Whether you prefer to attend a class, participate in a webcast, work at your own pace or study ethics at your office with your team, we have an option that fits your style.

For details on CPE requirements for your license and a complete view of our expanded list of delivery methods, choose from the list below:

• VSCPA Ethics Course Description 
• Your Ethics CPE requirements 
  
  
• In-Person, Group Study Course & Schedule 
• Ethics Webcast Course & Schedule 
• Online Self-Study Option 
• In-House CPE & Training Program Option 

VSCPA Ethics Course Description

Based on the Virginia Board of Accountancy's (BOA) required outline for 2010, this course updates you on current ethical and regulatory developments, including guidance regarding emergency regulations. Explore practical solutions to ethical dilemmas through case study analysis of everyday professional and social situations encountered by CPAs.

Highlights

• Satisfies the annual, two-hour BOA ethics requirement for 2010
• Suitable for Virginia CPAs working in public accounting, industry, government and/or nonprofit
• NEW! Coverage of the convergence of domestic and international ethics standards
• Implications of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Code of Professional Conduct with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Understanding of the peer review process: who is covered and when?
• NEW! Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Circular 230 and the interface with new AICPA standards in tax services (became effective January 1, 2010)
• Case study situations regarding the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct with emphasis on independence and confidentiality of client information

Ethics 2010 — Your License Depends On It! is designed for all CPAs (check your requirements below) and there are no prerequisites to complete before signing up.

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Meets NASBA and several state Board of Accountancy requirements!

NASBA

The VSCPA 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 final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. For more information, visit the NASBA website.

Virginia

The group study, webcast, self-study and in-house versions of Ethics 2009 — Your License Depends On It! satisfy the annual, two-hour Virginia Board of Accountancy (BOA) ethics requirement. The Virginia Board of Accountancy (BOA) requires ALL Virginia CPAs to take two hours of ethics CPE every calendar year. Click here for more information on the requirement or check out our FAQs.

District of Columbia

The group study and in-house versions of Ethics 2009 — Your License Depends On It! satisfy two hours of the biennial ethics requirement in the District. For additional guidance, please contact the District of Columbia Board of Accountancy at (202) 442-4330.

Maryland

The group study, self-study and in-house versions of Ethics 2009 — Your License Depends On It! satisfy two hours of the Maryland State Board of Public Accountancy's four-hour, biennial ethics requirement. For additional guidance, please contact the Maryland State Board of Public Accountancy at (410) 230-6258.

North Carolina

If you are licensed in Virginia and North Carolina, and you live and primarily work in Virginia, the group study, self-study and in-house versions of Ethics 2009 — Your License Depends On It! satisfy two hours of the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners annual ethics requirement.

However, if your primary state of licensure is North Carolina or you are a resident of North Carolina, you must take an ethics course approved by the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners. For additional guidance, please contact the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners at (919) 733-4222.

Tennessee

The Tennessee State Board of Accountancy now requires CPAs licensed in Tennessee to complete four hours of ethics CPE every two years, with one of those hours concentrated on Tennessee-specific content.

If you are licensed in Virginia and Tennessee, and you primarily work in Virginia, the group study, self-study and in-house versions of Ethics 2009 — Your License Depends On It! satisfy the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy's four-hour, biennial ethics requirement.

If you are licensed in Virginia and Tennessee, and you primarily work in Tennessee, the group study, self-study and in-house versions of Ethics 2009 — Your License Depends On It! satisfy two hours of the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy's four-hour, biennial ethics requirement.

Please note that this course qualifies as two hours of non-Tennessee-specific content. For additional guidance, please contact the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy at (888) 453-6150.