Conduct research on the subject of ethics and professionalism in accounting and auditing. The information that you research is to consist of current issues that are emerging which relate to ethics and professionalism in accounting and auditing. [ e.g. The AICPA has a Code of Ethics which provides information on ethics. ]

Write a three to four pages paper that discusses the impact that regulations, accounting and auditing standards have on the ethics of accountants and auditors and how they perform their work. The objective of the research paper is to relate current events to textbook topics.