Accounting Paper Assignment
Step I: Construct Ethical Arguments
i. Determine which of the ethical principles/standards apply to this case (moral development; egoism; virtue; deontology; teleology; justice)
ii. Identify the accounting principles (i.e., ethics codes of conduct and GAAP) that can be invoked to support a conclusion as to what ought to be done ethically in this case or similar cases?
iii. Determine whether the different ethical standards/accounting principles yield converging or diverging judgments about what ought to be done?
Step II: Evaluate the Arguments for each Option
i. Weigh the ethical reasons and arguments for each option in terms of their relative importance.
ii. Determine whether there are any unwarranted factual assumptions that need to be examined in each argument.
iii. Determine whether there are any unresolved conceptual issues in each argument.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.