The importance of ethics in the accounting profession

Authors

  • Ruby Clarita Cerino Cerino Universidad Juarez Autonoma de Tabasco
  • Gladys Hernández Romero Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37117/s.v2i20.547

Keywords:

Professional ethics, Accounting, Accounting professional, Financial reporting

Abstract

The present research has a descriptive, non-experimental design, under a quantitative approach, since 115 surveys were applied to students and accounting professionals in the city of Villahermosa, in the State of Tabasco, Mexico, during the period October 2020-March 2021. The general objective is to compile, analyze and make known the importance of ethics in the accounting profession in the mentioned geographical area. The results indicate that ethics is of vital importance in the working life of students and professional accountants, so that they avoid practices that harm the profession and thus third parties, since they bring with them harmful consequences for the taxpayer. In turn, the perception that the respondents have about ethics is as an essential and relevant factor, that is, it must be present in each of the activities carried out to ensure the quality of information and with it the proper decision making, regarding professional ethics as part of the curricular programs, it is essential that this is part of the programs in general, so that, before starting to work, future accounting professionals are properly informed about good practices.

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Published

2021-12-31

How to Cite

Cerino Cerino, R. C., & Hernández Romero, G. (2021). The importance of ethics in the accounting profession. Sinapsis, 2(20). https://doi.org/10.37117/s.v2i20.547