Accountant Ethics for Ohio

Meet Ohio’s three-hour ethics requirement while deepening your understanding of professional responsibilities. This course explores core ethical principles and examines how contextual pressures can distort judgment. It then applies structured ethical reasoning to common accounting dilemmas. Finally, it reviews the Accountancy Board of Ohio’s laws and rules as they affect professional practice. Through case studies and examples, develop practical insight into ethical decision-making in Ohio.
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Author: Steven Bragg
Course Number: ET1035

Learning Objectives
  • Recall the component parts of the study of ethics.
  • Identify the main aspects of virtue ethics.
  • Recall the various rationalizations used for committing fraud.
  • Recognize the organizational structure in which employees are pressured the most to accept the direction of management.
  • Note the situations under which employees may violate their own ethical standards.
  • Recall the dispositions that can cause a person to engage in incorrect ethical reasoning.
  • Note the type of person who is most subject to being influenced by a self-serving person.
  • Note the process used to handle complaints about the possible violation of Board rules.
  • Recall the time period required in which to respond to Board communications.
  • Identify the circumstances under which confidential client communications can be disclosed.
  • Note the situations in which a client can and cannot be charged for documents that are sent to the client.

Level: Overview
Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study
NASBA Category: Regulatory Ethics
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Latest Review Date: April 2025
Program Registration Requirements: Click on the Enroll button 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.
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