A CPA Observed Another CPA Engaging in an Act That

question 4

Multiple Choice

A CPA observed another CPA engaging in an act that was undeniably discreditable to the profession.The Acts Discreditable Rule of the AICPA:

• A) Requires the observing CPA to report this violation to a designated officer of the AICPA
• B) Requires the observing CPA to report this violation to a designated officer of the applicable state's accountancy licensing board
• C) Expressly states that a CPA has no duty to report the observed misconduct
• D) Does not express an opinion on whether the observing CPA does, or does not, have a reporting duty

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Definitions:

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A term used before the Civil War describing the perceived political and economic control that slaveholding states had over the U.S. federal government.

Slave Labor

The forced labor of enslaved individuals, often without pay, used historically in various cultures and economic systems, notably in the pre-Civil War American South.

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An uprising by enslaved individuals seeking to obtain freedom, typically occurring in historical contexts where slavery was institutionalized.

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