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1.3 - Accounting Ethics

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means the moral principles and professional standards that guide behaviour in accounting work. means honesty and truthfulness in professional and business relationships. means making fair judgements without bias, pressure or conflict of interest.

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Which ethical principle is most directly concerned with keeping client information private?

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A cashier deliberately leaves out some cash sales from the records. This is BEST described as

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State two possible consequences for an accountant who accepts bribes to change figures in a report.

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Which principle should guide an accountant who realizes that tax regulations have changed before completing a client’s work?

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A friend asks an accounts assistant for the bank balance of a business that is a client of the firm. What should the assistant do, and why?

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Which of the following is an ethical principle of accounting?

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The principle of integrity mainly requires an accountant to be

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✅EvaluateQuestion 9 of 26

Which action BEST shows confidentiality?

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Which principle is broken when a clerk allows family ties to affect a business decision?

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A likely result of unethical accounting behaviour is

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✅EvaluateQuestion 12 of 26

Which of the following would be an example of inappropriate application of accounting principles?

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A junior clerk is asked to prepare a tax return using outdated rules because 'the client will not notice'. Which principle should guide the clerk MOST strongly?

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An accountant in Jamaica refuses to alter expense figures even after pressure from a director. Which principle is being applied MOST directly?

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✅EvaluateQuestion 15 of 26

Which situation BEST illustrates professional behaviour?

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A payroll officer notices that one worker’s hours appear inflated. The officer checks the records carefully before processing payment. This action shows

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✅EvaluateQuestion 17 of 26

Which option contains BOTH an unethical act and a possible consequence?

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A bookkeeper shares a company’s quarterly profit with a friend who wants to buy shares before the information becomes public. Which principle is broken?

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Why does unethical behaviour reduce the usefulness of accounting information?

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A manager tells an accountant to leave out some unpaid expenses so the bank will approve a loan. Which combination BEST describes the issue?

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A trainee accountant receives confidential customer data, but the task is outside the trainee’s level of training. What is the MOST ethical response?

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Which of the following is the BEST explanation for why objectivity and integrity are different?

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A tourism business keeps two sets of records: one real set for the owner and one false set for tax authorities. Which answer BEST matches the situation?

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A student says, “As long as the totals are correct, the work is ethical.” Why is this statement flawed?

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An accounts employee is offered concert tickets by a supplier one day before evaluating quotations. The BEST reason to refuse is that accepting them could

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Which response BEST shows deep understanding of the consequences of unethical accounting?

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means the moral principles and professional standards that guide behaviour in accounting work. means honesty and truthfulness in professional and business relationships. means making fair judgements without bias, pressure or conflict of interest.

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