Ethics and the CPA : Building Trust and Value-Added Services (Wiley CPA Practitioners Guide)
Автор:Charles H. Calhoun, Mary Ellen Oliverio, Philip Wolitzer Год: [не указано] Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: [не указано] ISBN: 0471184888 "A society without truth—and the related quality of trust—will not long endure." —from the Preface Ethics in corporate America has become a bottom-line issue. Scandals such as the junk bond debacle in the late '80s and the recent bankruptcy of Orange County, California, graphically illustrate just how devastating losses from corrupt business practices can be. Closing the rift between a company's public and private face, its avowed as opposed to actual behavior, is now more than ever the concern of the accountant. Examining a firm's business records and practices has traditionally placed the accountant in the role of watchdog. And in a corporate world where ethical ambivalence can complicate even the most routine business decision, a trusted accountant can guide a company toward a revived sense of purpose, showing it how to live up to its own expressed ethical standards—leading the way to new business, increased profits, and cost savings. Ethics and...
