Topics covered include: Framework of Ethical Thought; The Culture of 'Me' Mortgage Crisis of 2007-2010; Toronto Dominion Bank; Case Study: Ignoring the Whistleblowers; Codes of Conduct for CPAs; Behaving Ethically: Putting the Rules into Action; Colorado Statutes and Rules that pertain to CPAs licensed to practice in the state of Colorado. Upon completing this course, you should be able to: Identify licensees in ethics of professional accounting as CPAs Recognize the intent of the AICPA; Code of Professional Conduct and Colorado Rules & Regulations in the performance of professional accounting services/work, not to adhere to the mere technical compliance of such rules; Describe how to assist the CPA in applying ethical judgment in interpreting the rules and determining public interest. Public interest should be placed ahead of self-interest, even if it means a loss of job or client; Differentiate the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and the Colorado Rules and Regulations and their implications for persons in a variety of practices; Identify and describe the major normative ethical schools of thought; Recognize the main steps to a CPA applying threats to independence; Describe the due care principle under Rule 9.1.D; Identify how to rebuild moral character; Recognize when ethical conflicts arise; Identify signs of an organization on the verge of an ethical collapse; Differentiate what constitutes an Acts Discreditable; Describe when a contingent fee for services may be taken.