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This 7 page paper discusses ethics and auditors, based on philosophies including utilitarianism, Kantianism, relativism, altruism and others. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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but also at the auditors who, at best, turned a blind eye to what was going on (in the case of WorldCom and Global Crossing) and, at worst, who aided
and abetted in the scandal (such as in Enron). Its easy to shake the finger of shame at the auditors, blaming them for not having seen what was going on
in the situation (or in some cases, actually knowing, but not saying anything). The truth is, however, that ethics, accounting and auditing have
always been an uneasy alliance -- with literature going back as far as the middle of the 20th century wondering how ethical behavior and philosophies could be incorporated into the
auditing structure. Its only been the recent breakdown of corporate governance that has brought it into the public eye. In this paper, well
examine how auditors can practice ethical behavior through use of various philosophies, such as deontology, teleology, altruism, values, relativism, utilitarianism and Kants philosophies.
Before we begin, we need to point out that, while there is a great deal of literature about combining auditing and ethics, its been difficult trying to find articles
dealing with the actual philosophies and how they fit into the auditing profession. What well do, first of all, is define what it is that auditors do and then apply
the ethical philosophies to this particular job description. The Definition of an Auditor Though there are a variety of definitions of what an
auditor is, perhaps the most easy to understand one comes from Legal Explanations.com in that an auditor is "the accountant who verifies the accuracy of financial records and accounting practices
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