Ethics Article Review
Ethics Article Review
In his article on accounting ethics, Thea Mann (2006) states that ethics "is a key part of financial reporting." His article explains that financial reporting lays out all the information pertaining to a company's history and that the shareholders and investors rely on the accuracy of this information in order to make "informed, educated decisions." He makes two statements that sum the entire matter up. Mann (2006) declares that "The importance of ethics in business, and specifically in financial reporting is to inspire and ensure public and investor confidence in entities." He further states that "Accounting professionals must have a strong grounding in ethical and moral reasoning as their decisions regarding financial reporting can have devastating consequences not just for individuals but also for corporations and entire nations." The truthfulness of these statements have been borne out many times in recent years.
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