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New York Accounting Code of Ethics
The Code of Ethics provides guidance on how to maintain the Company's commitment to being ethical in all its business dealings. In all Company matters, employees must abide by the ethics and compliance principles set forth in this Code as well as all other applicable corporate policies and procedures. Violations of the Code or other policies are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination. In some cases, civil and criminal penalties may also apply.
This Code cannot anticipate every possible situation or cover every topic in detail. The central concept of the Code is to confirm the Company's commitment to the principles of ethical and lawful business conduct, and all business decisions should be evaluated in this light. The business endeavors of the Company must be conducted in accordance with the highest ethical and moral standards, avoiding any activity or transaction which would be in contravention of the law. The importance is to remember that the Company's success depends in large measure upon public confidence in our integrity and principled business conduct.
In section 301 of New York's code of ethics is the confidential client information. The section states that a member in public practice shall not disclose any confidential client information without the specific consent of the client. This rule shall not be construed (1) to relieve a member of his or her professional obligations under rules 202 [ET section 202.01] and 203 [ET section 203.01], (2) to affect in any way the member's obligation to comply with a validly issued and enforceable subpoena or summons, or to prohibit a member's compliance with applicable laws and gover ...