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Five. Accounting Codes of Conduct†

  1. Ronald Duska1,
  2. Brenda Shay Duska2,
  3. Julie Ragatz1

Published Online: 20 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781444395907.ch5

Book Title

Accounting Ethics, Second Edition

Accounting Ethics, Second Edition

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How to Cite

Duska, R., Duska, B. S. and Ragatz, J. (2011) Accounting Codes of Conduct, in Accounting Ethics, Second Edition, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444395907.ch5

Author Information

  1. 1

    The Center for Ethics in Financial Services, The American College, USA

  2. 2

    Del Pizzo & Associates, USA

  1. †

    The full AICPA code can be downloaded at http://www.aicpa.org/about/code/index.html.

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 20 APR 2011
  2. Published Print: 11 MAR 2011

Book Series:

  1. Foundations of Business Ethics

Book Series Editors:

  1. W. Michael Hoffman,
  2. Robert E. Frederick

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405196130

Online ISBN: 9781444395907

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Keywords:

  • accounting codes of conduct;
  • accountants' responsibility, presenting the most truthful - and accurate financial pictures of an organization;
  • accounting profession, and multiple codes of ethics - standards for accountants' behavior, adhering to letter of the law;
  • appropriate behavior for accountants;
  • AICPA Professional Code of Conduct - AICPA Code of Conduct, section devoted to principles and rules;
  • The Principles of the Code, expressing profession's recognition of its responsibilities - to the public, to clients and to colleagues;
  • meeting moral obligations, first principle - accountants must “exercise sensitive professional and moral judgments”;
  • Principle II, serving public interest - code assertion “acceptance of its responsibility to the public” as a “distinguishing mark of a profession”;
  • interpretation of Principle II, code calling for members - resolving conflicting pressures with integrity;
  • Principle IV, objectivity and independence - “Objectivity” and code, “is a state of mind, a quality lending value to a member's services”

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • AICPA Professional Code of Conduct

  • Code Principles

  • Criticisms of the Code of Conduct

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