Accounting of Ethics Profits
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? Is a professional accountant a businessperson pursuing profit or a fiduciary that is to act in the public interest?
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Accounting of Ethics
? Is a professional accountant a business person pursuing profit or a fiduciary that is to act in the public interest?
It is my opinion, based on the historical definition of a fiduciary being an individual (or trust company) vested with the power to manage the assets of another i.e., executors and trustees, an accountant is a professional business person pursuing profit, however there can be no question that a CPA offering advisory services can be ...
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