AICPA Ethics Series

Ethics – Protecting Confidential Client Information

This course provides an overview of protecting confidential client information.  This includes a discussion of the importance of protecting this type of information and what types of information may or may not be confidential in nature.  This course specifically focuses on the confidential client information rule prescribed by the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and provides several examples which illustrate violations of this rule.  This course concludes with a listing of best practices you can apply to protect confidential client information.       

Learning Objectives:

After completing this course, participants should be able to:

  • Recognize the importance of protecting confidential client information
  • Distinguish between information that is confidential and non-confidential
  • Identify confidentiality requirements based on the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct
  • Recognize best practices for protecting confidential information


Prerequisites/Advanced Preparation:

None

Speaker / Author:

Kelen is a recognized author and reviewer of CPE courses and has authored over 85 courses (225+ CPE credit hours) covering a range of accounting, auditing, financial reporting, regulatory, and ethics topics.  His courses are available for purchase from many online CPE providers including the AICPA.  Kelen has also remained involved in CPA exam content development for nearly 10 years and has authored more than a thousand multiple choice questions for various sections of the CPA exam.  He also serves as an Editorial Advisor for the AICPA’s "Journal of Accountancy".   

Kelen has over 15 years of progressive finance and accounting experience. He currently serves as an Accounting Policy Consultant with HP, Inc. in Dallas, TX.  Most recently he was located in Budapest, Hungary on a three-year international assignment and served in the company’s Houston, TX location prior to this assignment.  Prior to HP, he served in multiple accounting roles in the oil & gas industry with ConocoPhillips including technical accounting policy, SOX compliance, and internal audit. He also gained public accounting experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers, working with various clients in the energy, electric, power, gas, and utility sectors.


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Standard: $49.90

Details

Course Code : 99CAM47

Release Date : 04/19/2024
Expire Date : 03/31/2026
Credits :
CPE 2.00
QAS 2.00

Length : 1hr 40min
Course Level : Overview
Course Type : QAS Self-Study
Passing Grade : 70%
Format Type : eLearning
Mobile Compatible
Field Of Study : Regulatory Ethics

Theme : AICPA Ethics Series

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