Accounting and Ethical Obligations

In financial transactions, trust is an essential ingredient. The financial reporting process helps people to create trust. However, these financial statements have to be trusted. The financial reporting process is a mean of increasing the trust placed by people in the entities which they deal through the financial statements which are prepared by accounting profession. This paper will discuss the accounting principles and theories, the creation of accounting governing organization, and public perception of CPAs …

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