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Ethics Article Review
Ethical behavior applies to everyone in their personal and professional lives, ethics are essential for professionals such as accountants because people trust them with their finances, and livelihood. "Ethical values provide the foundation on which a civilized society exists. Without the foundation, civilization collapses" (Smith, para. 1, 2003).
In private industry and Government ethical accounting is a requirement for any organization to be successful. If the numbers being input are incorrect or purposely misleading a company can go from greatness to failure in the blink of an eye. A company makes decisions based on the accounting data provided to them. If the accounting data is not correct the data can mislead the company's management and investors in making decisions that could negatively impact the company.
In an article in the Washington Post Staff writer Dan Eggen wrote the "U.S Justice Department has opening criminal investigation into......

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