Opis: Ethics in Accounting - Gordon Klein

This book provides a comprehensive, authoritative, and thought-provoking examination of the ethical issues encountered by accountants working in the industry, public practice, nonprofit service, and government. Gordon Klein s, Ethics in Accounting: A Decision-Making Approach, helps students understand all topics commonly prescribed by state Boards of Accountancy regarding ethics literacy. Ethics in Accounting can be utilized in either a one-term or two-term course in Accounting Ethics. A contemporary focus immerses readers in real world ethical questions with recent trending topics such as celebrity privacy, basketball point-shaving, auditor inside trading, and online dating. Woven into chapters are tax-related issues that address fraud, cheating, confidentiality, contingent fees and auditor independence. Duties arising in more commonplace roles as internal auditors, external auditors, and tax practitioners are, of course, examined as well.Part One Ethical Frameworks 1 Introduction to Ethics 1 2 Ethical Principles and Reasoning 16 3 The Core Philosophies 42 4 Virtue, Justice, and Social Responsibility 62 Part Two Unethical Behaviors 5 Why We Cheat 86 6 Greed, Corruption, and Collusion 112 7 Fraud and Earnings Management 132 Part Three Professional Rules of Conduct 8 Discreditable Acts: Discrimination, Deceit, and Disclosure 156 9 Confidentiality 180 10 Independence and Moral Seduction 198 11 Conflicts of Interest 226 Part Four Other Responsibilities 12 Duties as a Whistleblower 248 13 Duties of Public-Company Auditors: The Sarbanes Oxley Act 276 14 Duties of Tax Professionals 296 15 Duties of Fiduciaries: Financial Planners, Trustees, and Executors 318 16 Duties in the Accounting Workplace (Online only) Subject Index 339

Szczegóły: Ethics in Accounting - Gordon Klein

Tytuł: Ethics in Accounting
Autor: Gordon Klein
Wydawnictwo: John Wiley
ISBN: 9781118928332
Rok wydania: 2015
Ilość stron: 352
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.67 kg

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