Requirements
- Identify a situation where an accountant has acted unethically, that has occurred in the last 10 years.
- Locate at least five articles that deal with the case and use them in your essay.
- Provide an overview of the unethical actions:
- Briefly describe what the unethical behaviour involved
- What factors enabled the accountant to initiate the behaviour or continue with the behaviour without detection?
- What lead to the detection of the unethical behaviour?
- Who suffered as a result of the accountant’s unethical behaviour?
- What penalties (if any) were imposed on the accountant?
- What factors cause you to identify this behaviour as unethical?
- Refer to the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants identify and explain which elements from Part A were breached.
- Refer to the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, identify and explain which elements from Parts B and/or C were breached.
- What can be done to ensure similar unethical actions do not occur in the future?
- To what extent can the Code of Ethics help prevent or reduce the occurrence of similar unethical actions in the future?
- Ensure you apply a consistent approach to in-text referencing.