
Ethical Obligations and Decision-Making in Accounting 2nd Edition by Steven Mintz, Roselyn Morris
Edition 2ISBN: 0078025281
Ethical Obligations and Decision-Making in Accounting 2nd Edition by Steven Mintz, Roselyn Morris
Edition 2ISBN: 0078025281Step 1 of 2
Ethics:
Ethics is the set of some moral values and principal that differentiate right and wrong morally.
Audit:
The audit is the process of checking the financial statements of a company `to ensure that it is 100% authentic and free from any kind of bias or fraud.
Code of ethics:
This includes some standard and rules that every auditor need to follow. This includes the following five codes:
1. Integrity: It is an obligation, to be honest, and professional.
2. Objectivity: It is the obligation to maintain the authenticity of financial statements. The financial statements need to be free from any kind of bias, manipulation, and error.
3. Professional competence and due care: The auditor needs to maintain the level of skills and knowledge required. The auditor must train the staff working with him.
4. Confidentiality: It is the responsibility of the auditor not to disclose inside information of the client to anyone without authority.
5. Professional behavior: It is the responsibility of the auditor to follow all the rules and regulations and not take any action which discredits the profession.
6. Auditors' independence: The auditor should be independent of its client because dependence can affect its decision or result.
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