Please answer the following questions in one Word document. Each answer should be approximately half a page, single-spaced.

Question 1:

Please discuss the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and their Code of Professional Conduct as it relates to ethics in accounting.

Question 2:

Please describe the six stages of moral development developed by Lawrence Kohlbert and relate them to ethics in accounting.

Question 3:

Please describe and critique the core philosophies of consequentialism and deontology and relate them to ethics in accounting.

Question 4:

Please discuss the core elements of the distributive justice philosophies developed by Aristotle and Rawls and relate them to ethics in accounting.

Question 5:

What is an example of cheating in accounting? Please describe components and flaws of the Becker Model of cheating and relate the model to ethics in accounting.

Question 6:

Please describe kickbacks, referral fees, commissions, contingency fees, and impermissible gifts and entertainment. Please provide a specific example of each related to accounting.