The Legal Environment of the Accounting Profession
19 Pages Posted: 8 Mar 2010
Date Written: March 7, 1986
Abstract
This article outlines the expanding liability of accounting professionals – from just common law, to statutory law, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Accounting Standards, and finally, criminal liability. The author assesses the costs of these layers of regulation to accountants and how this extra regulatory oversight impacts practitioners. The author considers the litigation and increased administrative regulatory activity as examples of this trend and details the associated costs for this litigation explosion.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
O'Brien, Christine Neylon, The Legal Environment of the Accounting Profession (March 7, 1986). Business Law Review, Vol. 19, pp. 102-119, 1986, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1566466
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