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The authors of a widely-praised textbook in accounting ethics (Understanding Accounting Ethics) have now authored a follow up text, Accounting Ethics... ... and the near collapse of the financial system of the entire world. A book crammed with interesting case studies, anecdotes, illustrative examples, and historical reflections, Accounting Ethics is designed to bring home important insights and raise crucial questions such as the following: Did accounting irregularities help provoke the recent financial crisis? A profession and a business: How are they different? What character traits mark a good accounting professional? How did the founders of modern accounting view accountancy as a profession? What is the proper relationship between rules and principles? Can any erroneous ethical views negatively influence practice (e.g. relativism)? What are the proper meanings of independence , objectivity , and integrity ? The inherent altruism of accountancy as a profession Accounting Ethics continues the collaboration between a widely recognized expert in moral philosophy and a leading forensic accountant which was justly praised in Understanding Accounting Ethics, second edition. This new textbook, Accounting Ethics, contains eleven entirely new chapters; four of its fifteen chapters are revised chapters from the earlier text.

This new edition of Accounting Ethics has been comprehensively updated to deal with the significant changes within the accounting profession since 2002;... the authors systematically explore the new range of ethical issues that have arisen as a result of recent developments, including the financial crisis of 2008. Highlights the debates over the use of fair-value accounting and principles- versus rules-based standardsOffers a comprehensive overview of ethics in accounting, as well as an examination of and recommendations for solving the current crisis in this fieldInvestigates the nature and purpose of accountingUses concrete examples and case studies, including current situationsExamines the ethical responsibilities of individual accountants as well as accounting firms

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