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Listen as Toni Lee-Andrews and staff of the Professional Ethics Division give an overview of the Professional Ethics Executive Committee's 3rd quarter meeting. Topics include updates on  information systems services and noncompliance with laws and regulations.

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For more details about the meeting, see meeting minutes and agendas. Minutes for this meeting should be available soon.

You can also register to attend future PEEC meetings. Get free CPE while staying current with what's happening in ethics both at home and abroad.

If you have comments on this episode or if you'd like to suggest ideas for future episodes, email us at ethicallyspeaking@aicpa.org.

Toni Lee-Andrews and staff of the Professional Ethics Division give an overview of the Professional Ethics Executive Committee's 2nd quarter meeting. Topics include compliance audits, unpaid fees, client confidentiality and data security, information systems services, and more.

For more details about the meeting, see meeting minutes and agendas. Minutes for this meeting should be available in June.

You can also register to attend future PEEC meetings. Get free CPE while staying current with what's happening in ethics both at home and abroad.

If you have comments on this episode or if you'd like to suggest ideas for future episodes, email us at ethicallyspeaking@aicpa.org.

Listen as ethics division staff give an update on PEEC’s meeting. The committee approved several changes to the Code of Professional conduct in the following areas:

• Noncompliance with laws and regulations
• Unpaid fees
• Assisting clients with implementing accounting standards
• Loans, acquisitions, and other transactions

Visit PEEC’s project page for documents related to all of these and expect to see the final pronouncements on that page soon.

Other projects

There are lot of other updates as well, and here’s a list of projects mentioned in the episode:

• Practice aid: Independence considerations for information system services
• Quiz: Ethical standards to consider when accepting or continuing an attest engagementin the Journal of Accountancy
• 2021 Plain English Guide to Independence
• Q&A related to applying the affiliate definition and client affiliates interpretation to individuals (FAQs: General ethics)

Acronyms mentioned in this episode

We slipped some acros in without explanation, so in case you're wondering, here's a list of those:

• USERRA – Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
• SSAE – Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements
• IESBA – International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants
• ISQM – International Standards for Quality Management
• PIOB – Public Interest Oversight Board
• IFAC – International Federation of Accountants

If you have comments or ideas for future episodes, email us at ethicallyspeaking@aicpa.org