Cheating on ethics exams EY penalized 100 Million Dollars

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/business/ernst-young-sec-cheating.html

Ethics implementation dates extended

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2020/may/aicpa-ethics-effective-dates-extended-coronavirus-pandemic.html

CPA ethics framework

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2019/nov/cpa-ethics-compliance-framework.html

Bentham Project

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bentham-project/ Resources related to Jeremy Bentham, whose theory of utilitarianism is one ethical model helpful when considering ethical dilemmas

Board's role in maintaining ethical culture

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2018/jul/corporate-board-role-ethical-culture.html

Design Thinking

https://auditfutures.net/designing-education We are developing resources and offer support in creating capacities for rethinking education and the future of work.

International Code of Ethics changes

https://www.fm-magazine.com/news/2018/may/accounting-international-code-of-ethics-201818895.html Among the changes, extended cooling off period, changes to safeguards, and more provisions to come in the area of inducements.

Wells Fargo scandal

http://sfmagazine.com/post-entry/november-2017-wells-fargo-scandal-continues/

Trust within institutions

http://sfmagazine.com/post-entry/may-2017-trust-in-institutions-is-eroding/ This article is related to IMA, from that organization's publication. It is relevant to the auditing field as well, due to the discussion of ethics.

PCAOB discovers ethical breach

http://compliancex.com/kpmg-fires-partners-leak-audit-regulators-confidential-plan/
https://www.ft.com/content/d6efd3a4-1f5e-11e7-a454-ab04428977f9
https://home.kpmg.com/us/en/home/media/press-releases/2017/04/kpmg-removes-audit-personnel-including-head-of-audit-practice.html

Ethical dilemmas and internal auditors

http://www.accountingweb.com/aa/auditing/internal-auditors-continue-to-face-ethical-dilemmas

Global Ethics Survey Report

http://www.informz.net/CAQ/data/images/Global%20Business%20Ethics%20Survey%20Report%202016.pdf

Survey of accountants - ethics and careers

http://www.careersinaudit.com/pdfdocuments/Audit%20and%20Risk%20Survey%20Results%202015%20-%20CareersinAudit.pdf

SEC whistleblowing tips highest in three years

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/18/us-sec-whistleblower-idUSKCN0J220620141118 For Fiscal year 2014, this was the highest year of whistleblowing tips.

AICPA Council Resolution on Form and Name of Organization

http://journalofaccountancy.com/News/201411087.htm To amend the AICPA Code of Conduct list of attest engagements in order to comply with the Uniform Accounting Act definition of attest engagements. Add PCAOB engagements and engagements in accord with SSAE standards

$300,000 whistleblower reward paid by SEC

http://ww2.cfo.com/regulation/2014/08/sec-dishing-300000-whistleblower-award-internal-auditor/ The reward was paid to an internal auditor who took actions when in-house management failed to act on the finding.

An ethical dilemma app

You can use the online version without a download, to see how it works.  It is based in UK, but has interesting situations highlighted.   http://www.saynotoolkit.net/

Will such things ever take the place of paying attention to that feeling in your gut?   Still when alone in the midst of a decision, another perspective may be helpful.

Johnson and Johnson settle up on kickbacks

and other violations http://www.nbcnews.com/business/j-j-pay-2-2b-pharma-kickback-probe-source-8C11518989#j-j-pay-2-2b-pharma-kickback-probe-source-8C11518989

Study finds a woman on corporate board is

associated with greater integrity of financial reporting (fewer restatements).  Full study is reported in December 2012 issue of Accounting Horizons; this summary highlights some of the findings.   Authors surmise it to be attributed to independence issues

   http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/Women-Corporate-Boards-Encourage-Better-Financial-Reporting-64656-1.html

Ethics classes

Does teaching this make a difference today?  http://accounting.smartpros.com/standard/ima/IMA_0912i.html