Ethical Obligations and Decision-Making in Accounting 2nd Edition by Steven Mintz, Roselyn Morris

Exercise 6

Compare and contrast the legal principles established in the following three cases: (1) Murphy v. BDO Seidman; (2) Citizens State Bank v. Timm, Schmidt & Co.; and (3) Section 552 of the Restatement of (Second) of Torts.

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Accountant:

An accountant is a person who recorded the daily activity in the books of accounts according to the reporting financial framework.

Auditor:

An auditor is hired by the shareholders and board of directors. He is independent from the management and uses his professional knowledge and provides professional service to their client. He is responsible for moral judgment in all his activities done in the course of action.