The AICPA Code of Professional Conduct (the Code) is generally recognized as a model for the accounting profession. Other professional accounting organizations have their own Standards. Some use parts of the AICPA Code; but others are very different from the AICPA Code.

1. What is covered by the AICPA Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTS)? Be specific in your discussion of how SSTS is similar to the AICPA Code and how it is different. How does SSTS treat independence? How are these standards enforced?