Ethics: Protecting the Integrity of Florida CPAs (0004980)
4.0 Credits
Member Price $200.00
Non-Member Price $275.00
Overview
This Florida Board of Accountancy-approved ethics course, developed by the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA), provides CPAs with a comprehensive understanding of their ethical and professional responsibilities. Designed for CPAs in various professional roles and industries, this course explores ethical principles, regulatory requirements and emerging issues affecting the profession.
Participants will gain insight into the Florida Statutes (Chapters 455 & 473) and Florida Administrative Code (FAC) (61H1), AICPA’s Code of Professional Conduct and general ethical behavior. The course includes discussions on professional integrity, independence, objectivity, conflicts of interest fraud detection and prevention, compliance requirements, and equipping CPAs with the knowledge needed to navigate ethical dilemmas while maintaining public trust.
This course meets the biennial ethics CPE requirement for Florida licensed CPA’s.
If you are attending MEGA 2026, please use the add-on Ethics option from the MEGA registration link below.
Register HereHighlights
The major topics of this course include:
- AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
- Business ethics
- Chapters 455 and 473, F.S.
- 61H1 F.A.C.
- Common violations of Florida laws and rules
- Client record retention
- Competency
- CPE requirements
- Disciplinary actions
- Independence
- Integrity and objectivity
- Licensure requirements – individuals and firms
- Peer Review Practice mobility
Prerequisites
None
Designed For
This course is designed for CPAs in all areas of practice and fulfills the biennial ethics requirements for Florida CPAs.
Objectives
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe how codes of conduct, professional responsibilities, and core values of the profession issued by various organizations impact the practice of accounting
- Identify how Florida Statutes 455 and 473 and Florida Administrative Code 61H1 provide guidance for ethical practice
- Identify how newly revised/ proposed interpretations, rulings, and legislation affect Florida licensees
- Recognize practice and compliance issues such as independence that affect ethical conduct
Preparation
None
Notice
Conference and Accommodations:
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
One Grand Cypress Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32836
407-239-1234
Hotel Rate:
Single: $239++
Reduced Resort Fee: $10
Reservations Deadline: May 14, 2026*
Sunday, June 14th
General Session
- Ethics: Protecting the Integrity of Florida CPAs (0004980)
Credits: 4 - Ethics
This session is available to registrants only.
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Paul Brown, Vice President, Professional and Technical Standards, Florida Institute of CPAs
Paul Brown joined the FICPA in November 1992 and is the Vice President of Professional and Technical Standards for the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA). One of Paul’s main duties is to serve as the technical reviewer in Florida for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Peer Review Program. The program administers approximately 300 reviews annually in Florida and oversees approximately 85 peer reviewers. Paul also assists members in the areas of professional ethics and professional standards. As part of his role with the FICPA Paul has instructed and authored continuing education programs for the AICPA and FICPA, for which he has received several outstanding discussion leader and author awards. Paul is serving on the AICPA’s Peer Review Standards Task Force, Technical Reviewers Advisory Task Force to the Peer Review Board, and former chair of the Audit Committee for the City of Tallahassee.
Prior to joining the FICPA, Paul was an audit manager with the regional firm of Williams, Cox, Weidner & Cox (now Carr, Riggs & Ingram) in Tallahassee, Florida. Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance from Florida State University and has been licensed as a CPA since 1988.
Non-Member Price $275.00
Member Price $200.00