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Joseph Edmund Sterrett outlined the debate and issues in setting up a Code of Professional Conduct in his address to the annual meeting of the American Association of Public Accountants in 1907 [2] The earliest "official" version of the code of professional conduct among American accountants was issued by the American Institute of Accountants on April 9, 1917.
The revised and restructured Code includes many substantive revisions, including in relation to non-compliance with laws and regulations (NOCLAR). [6] The 2018 version of the Code makes it clear that professional accountants, in whatever capacity they are engaged, cannot turn a blind eye to NOCLAR.
AICPA and its predecessors date back to 1887, when the American Association of Public Accountants (AAPA) was formed. [4] [5] The Association went through several name changes over the years: the Institute of Public Accountants (1916), the American Institute of Accountants (1917), and the American Society of Public Accountants (1921), which merged into the American Institute of Accountants in ...
With the accountancy and industry growing in the world, the need of looking for services from professional accountants who had higher standards and were recognized had been considered. In 1887, the American Association of Public Accountants was created to set moral standards for the practice of accounting. [6]
Accounting Standards Committee of Germany (ASCG, in German: DRSC) [4] India. National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standards with the aide and advice of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Cost Accountants of India; Iran. Accounting Standards Board [5] Malaysia. Malaysian Accounting Standards Board [6] Malta
The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) is the global organization for the accountancy profession.Founded in 1977, IFAC has 180 members and associates in 135 jurisdictions, representing more than 3 million accountants in public practice, education, government service, industry, and commerce. [3]
Accountants must follow the code of ethics set out by the professional body of which they are a member. United States accounting societies such as the Association of Government Accountants, Institute of Internal Auditors, and the National Association of Accountants all have codes of ethics, and many accountants are members of one or more of ...
1969: Management Accounting Practices Committee established; 1972: Certified Management Accountant (CMA®) program created / The first Statement on Management Accounting (SMA), Concepts for Contract Costing, issued; 1983: Standards of Ethical Conduct of Management Accountants, the first code of ethics for management accountants in the U.S., issued