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True or False: Being an accountant may require you to make extreme ethical decisions that will have a major impact on your employers, coworkers, and even yourself

• True

• False

What is the definition of Ethics?

• Term used to describe financial practices

• Pretend this says something smart

• Theory or system of moral values

• Term used to describe leadership in business.

What is Insider Trading?

• The act of trading stock with the government to obtain tax benefits

• The use of confidential information to take advantage of an upcoming growth or drop in a company’s value through stocks

• Exchanging goods or money with another corporation without reporting the trade agreement to the government

• Trading stocks with other employees of a company

Which of the following is unethical accounting practices?

• Using confidential company information to make stock investments

• Informing your boss of the company's financial records

• Withholding company information from your coworkers

• Omitting parts of financial company reports.

Ethical dilemmas in accounting include, but are not limited to:

• Omitting information in financial reports

• Pressure to fire employees due to misconduct

• Whistleblowing unethical and illegal company practices

• Conflicts of interest between accountant and corporation