regulations governing a CPA’s provision of tax services is a basic code of conduct that defines what it means to act as a professional. A professional firm can look to a number of sources for key principles of ethical conduct to emphasize in its practice. 2. Analyzing Ethical Situations Discussions of case studies that apply ethical standards to common workplace situations can be particularly effective‚ since professional conduct and ethical behavior depend on the good judgment of individuals in
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ACCG 399 Reflection Learning Log Lecture 1 Financial Accounting is highlighted in the lecture. There are two key points of financial accounting. Firstly‚ financial accounting is a process involving the collection and processing of financial information to meet the decision-making needs of parties external to an orgnisation. The other one is related to laws and accounting standards‚ external reporting‚ financial statements‚ values and material‚ independent audit opinion‚ overview general purpose
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today ’s diverse world‚ ethics in accounting and financial decision- making is a process that many organizations have trouble dealing with. Many organizations put emphasis on ethics and the financial decision making process within the organizations( www.managemyaccounting.com(2007). It is expected that all organizations will behave in an ethical manner in the current economy. (www.managemyaccounting.com(2007). In today ’s business world‚ it is difficult to define what ethics are because of the different
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Ethics and Legal Responsibility in Accounting The profession of accounting has become spotlighted by the events in recent years including namely Enron. The ethical behavior of businesses is becoming increasingly scrutinized at every turn. Thus it is important to specify the nature of conducting accurate and ethically in accounting and how this can be of subsequent benefit to the company as well as the business world in the long run. The definition of accounting according to Webster ’s dictionary
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Accounting numbers in business is a closely watched area these days largely in part to the bad financial decisions made by certain corporations. This all has happened over the past 10 years when large corporations were found to be fudging the numbers causing thousands and thousands of employees to lose everything when the company went under. The article chosen for this paper is about the importance of educating students on ethics in accounting. It was written by Susan Schott Karr in 2004‚ who frequently
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is conducive to ethical behavior. Cases leading to regulatory changes through scandalous financial reporting include Enron‚ Worldcom‚ Tyco‚ HealthSouth and others (Enofe‚ 2010‚ p.54). Since the barrage of scandals in the early 2000’s‚ regulatory bodies like the Federal Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)‚ and law reform like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 have worked to improve the standards and principles used in accounting and financial reporting. The FASB
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CHAPTER 5 Short Exercises SE1 – SE10‚ Exercises E3 and E5‚ and Problems P2 and P3. SE1. 1. Objective 2. Qualitative 3. Objective 4. Qualitative 5. Objective SE2. 1. Full disclosure 2. Materiality 3. Cost benefit 4. Conservatism 5. Consistency SE3. 1. Property‚ plant and equipment 2. Current liability 3. Current liability 4. Not included 5. Owner’s Equity 6. Current Asset 7. Intangible Asset 8. Current Asset 9. Investment
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The AT Corporation made some transactions of inventory during the month of September. Total number of units available for sale during the month is the sum of the units at opening inventory and units purchased during the month which is as under: During the month 4‚000 units and 4‚000 units have been purchased on 16th September and 25th September. The opening inventory of the month of September is 5‚000 units. Total number of units sold during the month is as under: During the month 2‚000 units
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Unlike most countries America was founded on an idea of freedom. This came from the founding fathers many moral principles that they believed in. Moral principles are the principles of right and wrong that an individual or a social group accepts. (Merriam Webster) Nor one or two people may agree on certain principles‚ but everyone has them. Some principles the founding fathers of America had were: • To create an equal and fair government (The 5000 Year Leap) • A free people cannot survive
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has been working for ten years to bridge the gap between the United States’ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). As part of this movement‚ Russell Golden‚ the chairman of the FASB‚ indicated that he would like to focus on making corporate disclosures more consistent. By doing so‚ it would be easier for investors to compare companies from different sectors. The FASB is “working on a
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