Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

Which of the following agencies/organizations govern the independence rules for audits of public companies?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
AICPA.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
FASB.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Auditing Standards Board [ASB].
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

A CPA is aware that a sole proprietor client has "skimmed" unrecorded cash receipts and thus not reported them to the Internal Revenue Service. If the CPA signs the entity's tax return as a CPA after preparing the return, he/she would be violating which AICPA Rule of Conduct?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Rule 101 Independence.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Rule 102 Integrity & Objectivity.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Rule 203 Accounting Principles.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Rule 301 Confidential Client Information.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

A CPA, while performing an audit, strives to achieve independence in appearance in order to
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Reduce risk and liability.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Comply with the generally accepted standards of fieldwork.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Become independent in fact.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Maintain public confidence in the profession.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

A violation of the profession's ethical standards is most likely to occur when a CPA
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Issues an unqualified opinion on an entity's financial statements when fees for the prior year audit have not been paid in full.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Serves as an honorary member of the board of directors of a charitable organization for which he or she also audits the entity's financial statements.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Arranges with a financial institution to collect notes issued by a client in payment of fees due.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Compiles the financial statements of an entity that employs the CPA's spouse as a bookkeeper.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Solicitation of CPA exam questions.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Failure to file a personal tax return on a timely basis.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Billing an audit client an amount in excess of the originally quoted fee.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Discrimination or harassment of employees.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

The SEC and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 prohibit public accounting firms from providing certain services to audit clients that are public companies. Which of the following services is not prohibited?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Internal audit outsourcing services.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Information system design services.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Tax preparation services.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Business valuation and appraisal services.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

Without first receiving consent from the client, a CPA firm should not disclose confidential client information contained in its working papers to (a)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Another entity looking for benchmarking information.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
PCAOB inspection team.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Disciplinary body created under state statute.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Federal court that has issued a subpoena.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

Which of the following is not an element of quality control as defined by the AICPA's Statement of Quality Control Standards No. 8?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Monitoring.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Human resources.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Reliability.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Acceptance and continuance of clients and engagements.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

A CPA firm should establish monitoring procedures to provide reasonable assurance that the policies and procedures over each of the other elements of quality control are suitably designed and are being applied effectively. To achieve this goal, the firm would most likely establish procedures for
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Evaluating prospective and continuing client relationships.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Reviewing engagement audit documentation and reports.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Requiring personnel to adhere to the applicable independence rules.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Maintaining personnel files containing documentation related to the evaluation of personnel.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

Which of the following statements is false concerning PCAOB and AICPA inspections of public accounting firms?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
The AICPA peer review program is mandatory for participating firms.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
The AICPA peer review process is conducted more frequently and in more depth in comparison with new PCAOB guidelines.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
These inspections focus on the system of quality controls put in place by the CPA firms.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
The "Big 4" CPA firms are a good example of a "registered" firm with the PCAOB.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

In order to maintain independence from a public company audit client, the partner on the engagement must rotate off from the client
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Every year.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Every 5 years.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Every 7 years.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
There is no requirement for the partner to be reassigned from any public company audit client after any specified period of time.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

Which of the following is not one of the SEC's three basic principles of auditor objectivity and independence?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
An auditor should not audit his or her own work.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
An auditor should not enter into contingent fee arrangements.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
An auditor should not function in the role of management.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
An auditor should not serve in an advocacy role for his or her client.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

For which of the following services is an auditor not required to be independent?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Financial statement audits.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Financial statement reviews.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Any attest service.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A compilation of financial statements.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

Which of the following is not a covered member according to Interpretation 101-1?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
An individual in a position to influence the attest engagement.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
The firm, including the firm's employee benefits plans.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A firm staff member in the office servicing the audit client, but who doesn't participate in the client's audit.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
An individual on the attest engagement team.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
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Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?

Each of the following pairings includes a category of rules and a specific rule which may or may not pertain to that category. Choose the pairing which is correctly matched.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
A)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Independence; Confidential client information.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
B)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
General standards; Contingent fees.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
C)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
General standards; Due professional care.
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
D)
Which of the following is not considered an act discreditable to the profession?
Responsibilities to clients; Acts discreditable.

Which of the following is least likely to be considered an act of discreditable to the accounting profession?

Numerous moving traffic violations would most likely NOT be considered an "act discreditable to the profession". Traffic violations will not affect the reputation of the professional activities carried out by the accountant.

Which of the following acts by a CPA would not necessarily be considered an act discreditable?

Which of the following acts by a CPA would not necessarily be considered an act discreditable to the profession under the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct? Prohibiting a client's new CPA firm from reviewing the audit working papers after the client has requested the CPA to do so.

Which of the following is not one of the aicpa's code of professional conduct principles?

The correct option is: d trustworthiness There are seven principles of AICPA's code of conduct, which are: Integrity principle. Responsibility principle. Public interest principle.

Which of the following is prohibited by the aicpa code of professional conduct?

The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct prohibits direct solicitation of clients by CPAs.