Ethical considerations affect accounting. It can be difficult to balance ethics and other goals, such as imagine that your supervisor has asked you to do something you feel is unethical. Not carrying out the request may get you fired. It helps to ask yourself the following questions when facing an ethical dilemma: 1. Is my proposed action legal? Am I violating any law or company policy? 2. Is it balanced? Am I acting fairly? Would I want to be treated this way? 3. How will it make me feel about myself? Will I have to hide my actions? Think of a situation that tested you ethical behavior. For example, maybe your best friend asked if he could copy a paper you wrote last semester. Try answering the above three questions and see whether you would have made a different choice