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Abstract

What's ethics got to do with accounting? Everything! Believe me,
everything. When

the word ethics is mentioned, what readily comes to mind is the question
of deciding

between doing what is right and doing what is wrong. But doing what is
right versus

doing what is wrong within what context? The idealist will say that
decisions of ethics

should not be conditional. But it is not as simple as it sounds, for
what constitutes "right"

to one person, may be "wrong" to another person. What bridges the gap,
guides, and

clearly distinguishes the line between right and wrong in political,
economic and social

systems are traditions, culture, laws and regulations. Even then, what
is unethical may not

necessarily be illegal, even though there exists a close relationship
between the two.

These dynamics apply to almost every legal profession, accounting not
exempted. This

paper examines the issues of ethics in accounting. It also......

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Approximate Pages: 6 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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