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New York Accounting Code of Ethics
The Code of Ethics provides guidance on how to maintain the Company 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 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 success
depends in large measure upon public confidence in our integrity and principled business
conduct.
In section 301 of New York 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 underrules 202 [ET section
202.01] and 203 [ET section 203.01], (2) to affect in any way the members obligation to
comply with a validly issued and enforceable subpoena or summons, or to prohibit a
