Ethical dilemmas for accountants: A United Kingdom perspective

The paper provides an introduction to some of the professional ethical dilemmas facing an accountant in the United Kingdom. The first part deals with those dilemmas which accountants would normally accept are covered by the term “ethics”. These include the problems associated with adequately fulfill...

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Main Author: Likierman, Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 1989
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1989, Volume: 8, Issue: 8, Pages: 617-629
Further subjects:B Implicit Understanding
B Ethical Dilemma
B Part Deal
B Accounting Rule
B Economic Growth
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Summary:The paper provides an introduction to some of the professional ethical dilemmas facing an accountant in the United Kingdom. The first part deals with those dilemmas which accountants would normally accept are covered by the term “ethics”. These include the problems associated with adequately fulfilling a duty to shareholders and conflicts of interest (including whistleblowing) by the accountant acting as independent auditor or as an employee. The second part deals with wider aspects of ethical dilemmas stemming from reconciling the implicit understanding that the accountant is being objective with the fact that accounting rules make it very difficult to sustain that objectivity.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00383030