The AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct Expresses Professional Standards

question 5

Multiple Choice

The AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct expresses professional standards:

• A) That are mandatory minimum rules of behavior that all members of the AICPA must comply with
• B) That, when violated, constitute crimes under most, if not all, state accountancy licensing statutes
• C) That are aspirational goals, but yet are rarely achieved by most professional accountants
• D) That establish worldwide standards that all professionals accountants must, at minimum, comply with

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