The best ethics courses for CPAs and business professionals
Essential Ethics powered by the Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA) is your suite of cutting-edge 2-hour ethics courses from Virginia's premier provider of education for accounting professionals.
Brand new courses for 2023 are now available. Choose from the topics below and fulfill your Virginia Board of Accountancy ethics requirement.
NEW! AI Ethics 2023: Balancing on the Tightrope
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere but is it ethical to rely on it for your daily
work? Explore challenges, dilemmas and solutions for the responsible adoption of AI technologies.
NEW! Ethical Transgressions 2023: Tales of Corruption
Season two of Tales of Corruption investigates ethical decision-making models relating to cases involving insider trading, cryptocurrency investment schemes and more.
NEW! Virginia's Regulatory Landscape for CPAs 2023: What You Need to Know
Learn to navigate the many different laws, regulations, and guidance that CPAs must understand and abide by while providing services in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
NEW! Tax Ethics 2023:
Recent Developments
for Compliance
This course provides a refresher on the ethical requirements as identified by the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct, Treasury Department Circular 230 and relevant state codes.
NEW! Ethical Considerations in DEI 2023: Recruitment & Retention of Diverse Talent
Explore, recognize and understand the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and how it relates to recruitment and retention of talent in the profession.
Ethics Unplugged 2023: Technology Obligations
Today’s accountant must grapple with ethics issues when considering issues related to data security, remote work and more. Discover how to effectively navigate ethical and legal issues arising from the use of technology in accounting practices.
2023 AICPA Regulatory
Ethics Update
Obtain an overview of new ethics rules that CPAs in both industry and public accounting need to know to be compliant. Learn the impact of interpretations issued by PEEC and identify changes to the independence standards.
Ethical Misdeeds 2023:
Tales of Corruption
Season one of Tales of Corruption features "ripped from the headlines" ethics cases. Most of these cases are on the extreme end of ethical misdeeds, but there’s a lot that can be learned about "doing the right thing" from examining these cases.

Ethics Resource Center
We are proud to offer the highest-quality ethics courses for all accounting and business professionals. These resources will help you navigate ethical dilemmas and double-check your actions against the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) Code of Professional Conduct and other standards.
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For more information, to purchase a course, or to bring these offerings to your organization, please contact VSCPA Senior Director, Learning, Linda Newsom-McCurdy, CAE, CMP, at [email protected] or (804) 612-9421.