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# Sheriff Consulting

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## Posts
- [Florida CPA Ethics CPE Requirements: What You Need to Know for 2026](https://sheriffconsulting.com/florida-cpa-ethics-cpe-requirements-what-you-need-to-know/): Florida CPAs must complete 4 hours of ethics CPE approved by the Florida Board of Accountancy (a division of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, or DBPR), on a two-year reporting cycle tied to your birth month. The course must specifically address Chapter 455 and Chapter 473 of Florida Statutes and the board's rules, not just general professional ethics. A NASBA-approved course from another state does not automatically satisfy this requirement unless it has also been approved for Florida.
- [Texas CPA Ethics CPE Requirements (2026 Guide)](https://sheriffconsulting.com/texas-cpa-ethics-cpe-requirements-2026-guide/): Texas CPAs must complete a 4-credit ethics course approved specifically by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (TSBPA) on a two-year reporting cycle. A general NASBA-approved ethics course is not enough on its own. The course must come from a provider registered with the Texas board. If you're licensed in Texas, this is one requirement worth double-checking before you assume any ethics course will satisfy it.
- [Boeing’s Ethical Failures: What Every CPA Needs to Know](https://sheriffconsulting.com/boeings-ethical-failures-what-every-cpa-needs-to-know/): Boeing was once the gold standard of American manufacturing.
- [Agentic AI: What Every CPA Needs to Know](https://sheriffconsulting.com/agentic-ai-what-every-cpa-needs-to-know/): It is not ChatGPT. That conversation has been happening for a couple of years now. The shift is agentic AI. Systems that do not just respond to prompts but take actions, make decisions, and execute tasks autonomously on your behalf.
- [What the Theranos Scandal Teaches CPAs About Silence and Loyalty](https://sheriffconsulting.com/what-the-theranos-scandal-teaches-cpas/): Elizabeth Holmes did not build Theranos alone.
- [Ethics CPE Requirements by State: The Complete 2026 Guide for U.S. CPAs](https://sheriffconsulting.com/ethics-cpe-requirements-by-state-the-complete/): This guide covers what you need to know about ethics CPE requirements across U.S. states in 2026, including which states require board-approved courses, which accept general NASBA-approved ethics content, and what the difference between those two categories actually means for your license.
- [Can You Complete Your Ethics CPE in One Day?](https://sheriffconsulting.com/can-you-complete-your-ethics-cpe-in-one-day/): Your license renewal deadline is six weeks away. You just realized your ethics hours are not done.
- [How Much Should Ethics CPE Actually Cost? A CPA’s Honest Breakdown](https://sheriffconsulting.com/how-much-should-ethics-cpe-actually-cost/): Nobody talks about this openly.
- [Ethics CPE for CPAs: Why the Traditional Approach Fails](https://sheriffconsulting.com/ethics-cpe-for-cpas-why-the-traditional-approach-fails/): Every year, millions of professionals sit through ethics training they will forget by Monday.
- [Netflix-Style Ethics Courses Are Changing How CPAs Earn Credits](https://sheriffconsulting.com/netflix-style-ethics-courses-are-changing-how-cpas-earn-credits/): There is a version of continuing professional education that you have probably endured at least once. A PDF of slides. A narrator reading bullet points. A quiz at the end that tests whether you clicked through each screen. An hour of your life you are not getting back.
- [How to Get Your 4 Ethics CPE Hours Done Before the Weekend](https://sheriffconsulting.com/how-to-get-your-4-ethics-cpe-hours/): Here's what finishing four ethics CPE hours before the weekend actually looks like:
- [How to Choose Ethics CPE That Actually Makes You a Better CPA](https://sheriffconsulting.com/how-to-choose-ethics-cpe-that-actually-makes-you-a-better-cpa/): Most CPAs treat ethics CPE the same way they treat a dental cleaning. You know you have to do it. You schedule it as late as possible. You get through it. And then you do not think about it again for another two years. That approach will keep your license active. It will not make you a better professional.
- [The Fraud Complex Named One of the Best Con Artist Podcasts](https://sheriffconsulting.com/best-con-artist-podcasts/): That's the gap The Fraud Complex fills, and it's exactly why the show has just been recognized by MillionPodcasts.com as one of the best con artist podcasts available today.
- [The FTX Story: Ethics, Oversight & Professional Judgment for CPAs](https://sheriffconsulting.com/the-ftx-story-ethics-oversight-professional-judgment-for-cpas/): In November 2022, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world collapsed in ten days. FTX, once valued at $32 billion and celebrated as a model of responsible innovation, filed for bankruptcy, leaving over 1 million creditors with losses totaling billions of dollars. Its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, was convicted of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
- [CPA Ethics: The Psychology Behind Poor Professional Judgment](https://sheriffconsulting.com/cpa-ethics-behind-poor-judgment/): Research in behavioral CPA ethics consistently shows that professionals under pressure are significantly more likely to compromise their standards, often without fully realizing it. The brain under stress narrows its focus. Long-term consequences become abstract. Immediate relief becomes the priority.
- [WorldCom Accounting Fraud](https://sheriffconsulting.com/worldcom-accounting-fraud/): The WorldCom accounting fraud remains one of the most significant financial scandals in corporate history. In the early 2000s, WorldCom improperly capitalized billions of dollars in operating expenses, transforming losses into reported profits and misleading investors, regulators, and the public. When the scheme was exposed, it led to bankruptcy, criminal convictions, and widespread loss of confidence in corporate reporting.
- [Waste Management’s Financial Reporting Fraud: A Critical Ethics Lesson for Today’s CPAs](https://sheriffconsulting.com/waste-managements-financial-reporting-fraud-a-critical-ethics-lesson-for-todays-cpas/): The Waste Management financial reporting scandal remains one of the most significant accounting fraud cases in corporate history. Over a five-year period, the company manipulated earnings by more than $1.7 billion, misleading investors, regulators, and analysts through improper accounting practices and intentional financial misstatements.
- [When Public Trust Gets Violated: Lessons from a Workers’ Compensation Fraud Case](https://sheriffconsulting.com/when-public-trust-gets-violated-lessons-from-a-workers-compensation-fraud-case/): Public trust in financial stewardship is critical — especially for professionals and officials entrusted with taxpayer resources. Yet recent events involving a workers’ compensation program highlight how easily that trust can be eroded when ethical guardrails and oversight fail.
- [Accountants Still Trusted — But on Thinning Ice Blog](https://sheriffconsulting.com/cpas-thin-ice-ethics/): Trust is one of the accounting profession’s greatest assets — and recent data suggests that maintaining it is becoming more challenging. Public confidence in accountants remains relatively strong compared to many professions, but it is no longer as solid as it once was. That shift matters.
- [Professional Ethics and the KeyBank PPP Case: Lessons for Today’s CPAs](https://sheriffconsulting.com/keybank-ppp-fraud/): Every CPA knows that maintaining professional ethics is a core responsibility of the accounting profession. Yet ethics training is often approached as something to “check off” rather than a critical, practice-based skill. The KeyBank PPP case provides a timely example of how ethical judgment can fail under pressure—and why accountants need ongoing development in professional skepticism and ethical awareness.
- [Understanding ChatGPT: A Framework for CPAs — Practical AI Insight for Accounting Professionals](https://sheriffconsulting.com/chatgpt-cps-practical-ai/): Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept — it’s already reshaping how professionals work, communicate, and make decisions. For CPAs, tools like ChatGPT present both opportunity and risk: they can enhance efficiency, insight, and client service, but they also raise questions about accuracy, ethical use, and professional responsibility.
- [Professional Ethics: Psychological Safety — Creating a Speak-Up Culture for CPAs](https://sheriffconsulting.com/psychological-safety-culture-speakup-blog/): In the accounting profession, ethical lapses rarely start with fraud—they often begin with silence. Employees who feel unsafe to raise concerns or question decisions can inadvertently contribute to misstatements, compliance issues, or reputational damage. That’s why earning a professional ethics CPE course is more than a regulatory requirement—it’s an investment in your ability to foster ethical environments and exercise sound judgment under pressure.
- [De-Stress: Strategies for Managing Workplace Stress in the Accounting Profession](https://sheriffconsulting.com/stress-workplace-cpa-blog/): Stress in the accounting profession isn’t just a feeling — it’s a reality. Between tight deadlines, regulatory pressures, audit cycles, client expectations, and increasing technological demands, CPAs are expected to perform at high levels consistently. If stress becomes chronic or unmanaged, it can erode productivity, decision-making, and even ethical judgment.
- [Leadership Lessons for CPAs: Building Stronger Teams Through Ethics, Motivation, and Influence](https://sheriffconsulting.com/leadership-lessons-ethics-blog/): In today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape, technical expertise alone isn’t enough for CPAs to succeed. Whether you work in public accounting, corporate finance, government, or nonprofit environments, your ability to lead, motivate, and influence others ethically plays a direct role in organizational success.
- [When Artificial Intelligence Meets Accounting: Why CPAs Must Understand the AI Alignment Problem](https://sheriffconsulting.com/ai-alignment-problem-ethics-blog/): As AI reshapes every industry — including accounting, auditing, and finance — the opportunities are enormous: faster data processing, smarter forecasts, automation, and improved efficiency. But along with those benefits come new risks — especially ethical and alignment risks. For CPAs, adopting AI without understanding these risks can compromise standards, oversight, and trust.
- [Theranos: A Powerful Ethics Lesson for Today’s CPAs](https://sheriffconsulting.com/theranos-powerful-story-ethics-cpa-blog/): The collapse of Theranos remains one of the most widely discussed corporate failures of the last decade—and for good reason. What was once valued at $9 billion unraveled into criminal charges, misleading disclosures, governance failures, and a stunning erosion of professional ethics. For CPAs, the Theranos case serves as a powerful reminder that ethical judgment, skepticism, and accountability are not optional—they are essential to protecting the public interest.
- [Ethics in Plain Sight: Lessons from Amish-Community Fraud](https://sheriffconsulting.com/amish-community-fraud-blog/): Trust is a powerful thing—especially in tight-knit communities where relationships, reputation, and cultural values create deep bonds. But even strong trust can be exploited by those who understand it. The Professional Ethics: Amish Fraud course from Sheriff Consulting examines one of the most unsettling kinds of financial betrayal: fraud conducted by a trusted member of a religious community.
- [Data Privacy, AI & Ethical Responsibility: A Critical Course for Today’s CPAs](https://sheriffconsulting.com/data-privacy-ethics-cpa-blog/): In today’s fast-moving digital world, CPAs face new dimensions of ethical responsibility. The days when compliance meant following rulebooks are giving way to environments where data privacy, artificial intelligence, and cross-jurisdictional matters demand constant vigilance. That’s why earning a NASBA approved ethics CPE credit is not just about completing a course — it’s about building the mindset to lead confidently in this evolving context.
- [Learning Ethics from Real-World Fraud: The Airport Gold Heist Case for CPAs](https://sheriffconsulting.com/learning-ethics-from-real-world-fraud-the-airport-gold-heist-case-for-cpas/): Professional ethics and vigilance are critical skills for every CPA. But how do you strengthen these skills beyond simply completing mandatory CPE credits? One of the most compelling ways is through case-based learning—examining real-world events where ethical and control failures led to significant losses.
- [Professional Ethics and the Wirecard Case: A Relevant Lesson for Today’s CPAs](https://sheriffconsulting.com/professional-ethics-and-the-wirecard-case-a-relevant-lesson-for-todays-cpas/): Every CPA knows that maintaining professional ethics is a core responsibility of the accounting profession. Yet ethics training is often approached as something to “check off” rather than a critical skill to practice. The collapse of Wirecard AG offers a powerful example of how ethical judgment can erode under pressure—and why accountants need ongoing development in professional skepticism and ethical awareness.

## Pages
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## Videos
- [Professional Ethics: AI Alignment promo](https://sheriffconsulting.com/video_slider/professional-ethics-ai-alignment-promo/)
- [Professional Ethics: Data Privacy Promo](https://sheriffconsulting.com/video_slider/professional-ethics-privacy-promo/)
- [Professional Ethics: A Boeing Story-clip](https://sheriffconsulting.com/video_slider/professional-ethics-boeing-story-clip1/)
- [Professional Ethics: A Wirecard Story clip](https://sheriffconsulting.com/video_slider/wirecard-clip/)
- [Sheriff Consulting CPE and Pop Culture](https://sheriffconsulting.com/video_slider/pop-culture/)
- [The Fraud Complex – Airport Gold Heist – clip](https://sheriffconsulting.com/video_slider/fraud-complex-gold-clip1/)
- [Professional Ethics: A Theranos Story ](https://sheriffconsulting.com/video_slider/professional-ethics-a-theranos-story/)

## Webinars
- [Building Trust in AI: A CPA’s Guide to Responsible Adoption](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/building-trust-ai-cpa-gib/): Course description:
- [Building Trust in AI: A CPA’s Guide to Responsible Adoption](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/building-trust-in-ai-a-cpas-guide-to-responsible-adoption/): Course Overview:
- [The Rise and Application of Agentic AI: What CPAs Need to Know](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/the-rise-and-application-of-agentic-ai-what-cpas-need-to-know-gib/): Course description:
- [Generative AI for CPAs: A Hands-On Workshop for Practical, Ethical Integration](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/generative-ai-for-cpas-a-hands-on-workshop-for-practical-ethical-integration-gib/): Course description:
- [Leading AI with Confidence: How CPAs Can Guide Generative AI Adoption Across Teams](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/leading-ai-with-confidence-how-cpas-can-guide-generative-ai-adoption-across-teams-gib/): Course description:
- [Professional Ethics: The Unbelievable True Story of OpenAI and ChatGPT](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-an-openai-drama-the-firing-and-rehiring-of-sam-altman-gib/): Course description:
- [Professional Ethics: Heists and Internal Control Failures](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-heists-and-internal-control-failures-gib/): Course description:
- [Professional Ethics: AI Misuse and the Failure of Judgment](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-ai-misuse-and-the-failure-of-judgment-gib/): Course description:
- [Professional Ethics: Heists and Internal Control Failures](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-heists-and-internal-control-failures/): By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- [Professional Ethics: AI Misuse and the Failure of Judgement](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-ai-miuse-professional-judgement-cpd/): Description:
- [Blockchain: A Transformative Technology](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/blockchain-a-transformative-technology-cpe-gib/): Course Description:
- [Designing and delivering engaging virtual presentations](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/designing-and-delivering-engaging-virtual-presentations-gib/): Course Description:
- [How to provide effective feedback and improve employee engagement](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/how-to-provide-effective-feedback-and-improve-employee-engagement-2/): Course Description:
- [Professional Ethics: A Boeing Story](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-a-boeing-story-2/): Course description:
- [Professional Ethics: A Theranos Story](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-a-theranos-story-2/): Course Description:
- [Professional Ethics: A WireCard Story](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-a-wirecard-story-2/): Course description:
- [Professional Ethics: An FTX Story](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-an-ftx-story-2/): Course description:
- [Professional Ethics for the Assurance Profession](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-for-assurance-profession/): Description
- [Professional ethics with case studies](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-with-case-studies/): Description
- [Introduction to Audit Data Analytics](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/introduction-to-audit-data-analytics/): Course Overview In this webinar, we will examine how auditors traditionally see and use data analytics which includes summary statistics such as averages, means and standard deviation.  However, data analytics are much more than summary statistics.   The goal of this webinar is to help auditors move into a data analytics mindset.   The webinar will introduce audit data analytics (ADA) including data visualization techniques.  The benefits of ADA can be realized in all phases of the audit process and for clients of all sizes.  We will also discuss how the use of data analytics is being integrated into the Canadian Auditing Standards (CAS) such as the revised Canadian Audit Standards 315: Identifying and Assessing the Risks of Material Misstatement.   Course length 2.0hrs
- [How to provide effective feedback and improve employee engagement](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/how-to-provide-effective-feedback-and-improve-employee-engagement/): Course Overview In this live webinar, we will introduce the latest research in providing effective feedback to discuss how managers can mentor and develop their staff while also improving firm retention of top talent. Providing effective feedback has a direct and positive effect on employee engagement.   The benefits of improving employee engagement within an organization are well supported: Higher employee retention Increased productivity Increased job satisfaction We will define the term employee engagement to understand how it is affected by receiving both effective and ineffective feedback. This course will then demonstrate effective strategies to help provide effective feedback and improve employee engagement.   Learning Objectives The learning objectives of this course include: Defining employee engagement and why it is important to an organization. Understanding the importance of providing effective feedback to employee engagement. Identifying the challenges facing managers in providing effective feedback to employees. Examining the key components that make the difference between effective feedback and ineffective feedback. Applying research-based tools to help managers provide effective feedback and improve employee engagement. Course length 2.0hrs
- [Audit and Assurance Technical Update 2026](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/audit-assurance-technical-update/): In this webinar, we will discuss significant pronouncements by the AASB (Auditing and Assurance Standards Board) and their implications for assurance practitioners. We will also provide action steps to help practitioners affected by current or soon to be effective changes to the assurance standards. These include significant changes to the Canadian Standards on Quality Control, the Canadian Auditing Standards and the Compilation Standards
- [De-Stress for Success: The New Normal](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/de-stress-for-success-the-new-normal/): Course overview:
- [Designing and delivering engaging virtual presentations](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/designing-and-delivering-engaging-virtual-presentations/): Course Description:
- [Professional Ethics: Improving psychological safety](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-2-improving-psychological-safety-webinar/): Description
- [Blockchain: A Transformative Technology](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/blockchain-a-transformative-technology/): Blockchain has been described as a transformative technology that will fundamentally change our relationships with third-party intermediaries, including banks, lawyers, and accountants.   Blockchain is most associated with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.   Blockchain technology has also been debated in the wake of the fallout of FTX and Sam Bankman Fried. However, there are many more possible applications for blockchain technology.   Blockchain technology can potentially be a significant disruptor in how business transactions are initiated, authorized and recorded. It has been compared in magnitude to the introduction of the internet. But what is Blockchain, how does it work, and why should we care? We will make blockchain technology understandable and provide action steps to help you prepare for this game-changing technology.   Course length: 2.0hrs
- [Recruitment and retention strategies for today’s workforce](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/recruitment-and-retention-strategies-for-todays-workforce/): Description:
- [Artificial intelligence and the external audit profession](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/artificial-intelligence-and-the-external-audit-profession/): Course Overview
- [Professional Ethics: An FTX Story](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-an-ftx-story/): Description:
- [Professional Ethics: A Theranos Story](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-a-theranos-story/): Description:
- [Professional Ethics: A Boeing Story](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-a-boeing-story/): Description:
- [Generative AI and the CPA Profession](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/generative-ai-and-the-cpa-profession/): Course Overview
- [Professional Ethics: The AI Alignment Imperative for CPAs](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-the-ai-alignment-imperative-for-cpas/): Course Description
- [The Rise and Application of Agentic AI: What CPAs Need to Know](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/the-rise-and-application-of-agentic-ai-what-cpas-need-to-know/): Description:
- [Professional Ethics: A WireCard Story](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-a-wirecard-story/): Description:
- [Professional Ethics: Improving Psychological Safety](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-improving-psychological-safety/): Course description:
- [Professional Ethics: The AI Alignment Problem](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-the-ai-alignment-problem/): Course description:
- [Leading AI with Confidence: How CPAs Can Guide Generative AI Adoption Across Teams](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/leading-ai-with-confidence-how-cpas-can-guide-generative-ai-adoption-across-teams/): Course Overview
- [Generative AI for CPAs: A Hands-On Workshop for Practical, Ethical Integration](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/generative-ai-for-cpas-a-hands-on-workshop-for-practical-ethical-integration/): Course Overview:
- [Professional Ethics: The Unbelievable True Story of OpenAI and ChatGPT](https://sheriffconsulting.com/webinar/professional-ethics-an-openai-story/): Course Overview: