Alabama Administrative Code
Title 30 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
Chapter 30-X-6 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Section 30-X-6-.02 - Independence, Integrity And Objectivity
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
(1) Independence. A registrant or a firm of which he is a partner or shareholder shall not express an opinion on financial statements of an enterprise unless he and his firm are independent with respect to such enterprise. Independence will be considered to be impaired if, for example:
(2) Integrity and Objectivity. A Certified Public Accountant or Public Accountant shall not knowingly misrepresent facts, and when engaged in the practice of public accounting, including the rendering of tax and management advisory services, shall not subordinate his judgment to others. In tax practice, he may resolve doubt in favor of his client as long as there is reasonable support for his position.
Author: Alabama Board of Public Accountancy
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-1-1, et seq.