The Institute of Management Accountants is commemorating Global Ethics Day by highlighting the work it’s been doing to improve ethics for accountants, while acknowledging that more needs to be done.

The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants proposed some changes Wednesday to the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants to improve the mindset expected of accountants ...

According to the definition provided by Encyclopedia Britannica, ethics deals with what people consider to be morally good, bad, right or wrong. It can be applied to any value belief system. People ...

Ethics and standards in accounting exist to protect the public from unscrupulous corporations and the accountants who hide or misrepresent information. Certainly, not all accountants are unethical, ...

The AICPA’s Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC) is updating guidance for firms navigating private-equity investments and alternative practice structures. Find out more in this JofA article.

A code of ethics issued by a business is a particular kind of policy statement. A properly framed code is, in effect, a form of legislation within the company binding on its employees, with specific ...

Author discusses the ethics of disclosing the cost of treatments to patients before prescribing them and weighing financial risk vs medical care. The practice of medicine requires high moral standards ...