Ethics
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CPE Fun Facts
100
Rule that prohibits performance of assurance work for certain clients
What is independence?
100
This front man for Led Zepplin abandoned his chartered accountancy training after just two weeks to pursue a career in music
Who is Robert Plant?
100
Committee where tax bills originate
What is the House Ways and Means Committee?
100
"The Cajun Music Capital of the World" where locals and tourists go to Fred’s Lounge at 8:00 a.m. to laissez les bon temps roulez
What is Mamou?
100
Number of Ethics Hours Required for 2017
What is 0?
200
Strongest form of punishment allowable for ethics violations by the LCPA Ethics Committee
What is expulsion?
200
Author of The Firm, The Runaway Jury, and The Client, he also has a degree in accounting from Mississippi State University
Who is John Grisham?
200
Phrase that signifies the end of a legislative session
What is Sine die?
200
Oldest town in Louisiana, established in 1714
What is Natchitoches?
200
Minimum Number of CPE hours required every year
What is 20?
300
Body that promulgates AICPA Professional Ethics Standards
What is PEEC (Professional Ethics Executive Committee)?
300
Though better known for his pottery, fine china, porcelain, and luxury accessories, he is also considered the first cost accountant
Who is Josiah Wedgwood?
300
Number of Louisiana State Representatives currently serving in the State Legislature
What is 105?
300
This Caddo Parish city was name by Fast Company as an ideal starting place to foster tech startups
What is Shreveport?
300
Half credits (equal to 25 minutes each) are permitted after this has been earned
What is 1 credit hour or fifty minutes?
400
AICPA Body that rules on Ethics violations
What is the Joint Trial Board?
400
Invented In 1928 by Walter Diemer, while working as an accountant for the Fleer Chewing Gum Company
What is Bubble Gum?
400
Number of CPAs are currently serving in the Legislature
What is 1?
400
This Louisiana-made condiment holds the second oldest food trademark in the US patent office
What is Tabasco?
400
Annual limit of personal development hours that can be taken each year
What is 20?
500
The most recent LCPA member to serve on PEEC
Who is J. Michael Inzina?
500
He published the first book about double-entry bookkeeping in 1494 and advocated the use of ledgers. He is known for saying a person should not go to sleep at night until their debits and credits are equal
Who is Luca Pacioli?
500
Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means
Who is Neil Abramson
500
This historic fishing village in Jefferson Parish was once a hideaway for pirates
What is the Town of Jean Lafitte?
500
Number of Accounting and Auditing hours a CPA who participates in attest engagement(s) must obtain each year
What is 20% of the individuals required hours for that year?