Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Publication Title
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
Abstract
We study state board of accountancy participation in monitoring the conduct of accounting professionals under the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) Code of Professional Conduct (CPC). In doing so, we examine all sanctions imposed by the AICPA under its CPC from 2008 to 2016 to determine the extent to which a state board’s reporting of violations to the AICPA is associated with its full, partial, or non-adoption of the AICPA’s CPC. Our findings suggest that widespread full adoption of the AICPA’s CPC might not result in enhanced state board participation in reporting violations to the AICPA, as might otherwise be expected. Indeed, we find that state boards that partially adopt the AICPA’s CPC report the most violations. We also highlight the variability of state board participation in monitoring the misconduct of accounting professionals and provide suggestions for enhanced monitoring.
Recommended Citation
Jenkins, J. Gregory; Popova, Velina; and Sheldon, Mark D., "Monitoring the accounting profession under the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct: An analysis of state board of accountancy participation" (2020). 2020 Faculty Bibliography. 29.
https://collected.jcu.edu/fac_bib_2020/29
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