Ethical Issues in Accounting offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction for students and teachers of business studies and accountancy as well as the practicing accountant.

The book covers the ethical implications of several aspects of accounting:

* ethics and taxation

* creative accounting

* ethics in accounting regulation

* ethical dilemmas in the public sector

* whistleblowing

* various aspects of social accounting, including environmental accounting.

The fitness of the accounting profession as guardians of accounting and auditing ethics is also discussed in detail.