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Ethical Issues in Advanced Accounting
Ethical Issues in Advanced Accounting
Ethical Issues in
Advanced
Accounting
Scope of Chapter
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Scope of Chapter
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Why To Study Ethical Issues In
Accounting?
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Fraudulent Financial Reporting
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Fraudulent Financial Reporting
Misrepresentation in or intentional
omission from, the financial statements of
events, transactions or other significant
information.
Intentional misapplication of accounting
principles relating to amounts,
classification, presentation or disclosure.
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Fraudulent Financial Reporting
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An Example of
Fraudulent Financial Reporting
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An Example of
Fraudulent Financial Reporting
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An Example of
Fraudulent Financial Reporting
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Ethical Standards
American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants (AICPA) adopted first code of
ethics in 1917.
The Institute of Management Accountants
(IMA) first issued its “Standards of Ethical
Conduct for Management Accountants” in
1983.
The Financial Executives Institute (FEI) first
issued its “Code of Ethics” in 1985.
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Significant Events in
Establishment of Ethical Standards
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The Equity Funding Fraud
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Treadway Commission …
The National Commission on Fraudulent
Financial Reporting.
Sponsored by the AICPA, IMA, FEI, the
American Accounting Association, and the
Institute of Internal Auditors.
Defined “Fraudulent Financial Reporting” as
“intentional or reckless conduct, whether act
or omission, that results in materially
misleading financial statements.”
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Treadway Commission…
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Treadway Commission…
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Analysis of Ethical Standards For
Management & Financial Execs.
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Analysis of Ethical Standards For
Management & Financial Execs.
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Analysis of Ethical Standards For
Management & Financial Execs.
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Analysis of Ethical Standards For
Management & Financial Execs.
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Analysis of Ethical Standards For
Management & Financial Execs.
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Conflict of Interest
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Conflict of Interest
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Discreditable Acts
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Concluding Observations
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Concluding Observations
The Chairman of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation contended that
management fraud (presumably including
cooking the books) contributed to one-
third of bank failures.
10% of total bankruptcies in a study
authorized by the Treadway Commission,
involved fraudulent financial reporting.
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Concluding Observations
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Concluding Observations
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Concluding Observations
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Thank You for
Your Attention
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