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2018 Tax Ethics - The Scandals

This topic contains concepts of ethics as they apply to the the scandals of the last decade. All these scandals have something very significant in common. Here in this topic, we will review ethical concepts that involve accountability, transparency, corporate culture and internal controls. Additionally, we will define ethics. We will also look at self-serving biases that many people in decision making positions are involved in. There is always a process of ethical decison making that will influent ethical priciples. All these companies: Andersen, Enron, WorldCom could have chosen a different path, but they did not. There is a level of ethical reasoning encountered when making a decision that involved the right decision or the wrong decision. There are, ultimately, red flags in a company that signal that they may deviate ethically.

Once you complete the 2018 Tax Ethics - The Scandals course you will have satisfied the 2 hours of continuing education which satisfies the required 2 hours ethics part of the continuing education tax course.

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Step	Instructions - You should do all of the following (steps 1 - 2)	Links:
Step 1	Read the reading material and answer the questions on this page (scroll down). So before you go to the reading material look at steps 1 and 2 here and at the questions on this page.	Reading Material
Step 2	Take each question below (scroll down) and write a paragraph for each question as part of an essay. Include one paragraph for an introduction and a paragraph for a conclusion. Each paragraph should have at least three complete sentences. Once you have your essay prepared, click on Submit Essay to submit your work one paragraph at a time. You should not go to submit essay until your essay is prepared.	Submit Essay
		Click on Reading Material for the multiple choice exam option

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