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Teaching How to Cheat

01/30/2012 - 16:22 - 633 reads

Concerns about cheating in school are nothing new, but they usually don't include teachers. The widespread scandals of teachers cheating on standardized tests provide the wrong ethical guidance to those who will later staff and lead business organizations.

The New Palindrome - OPR-RPO

12/15/2011 - 11:39 - 798 reads

Did you attend IRS's webinar yesterday about the new structure in the Office Of Professional Responsibility, headed by Karen Hawkins and the NEW Return Preparer Office, headed by Dave Williams?

Eva Rosenberg, MBA, EA: Talk to TaxMama

Measuring trust in business

08/08/2011 - 18:14 - 1894 reads

Trust is a vital element of business, yet it's difficult to measure and often gets overlooked. Two research groups have devised their own rating systems to determine which companies are most trustworthy.

SEC has five prominent fraud cases in one month

12/14/2010 - 12:36 - 2461 reads

July was a busy month for the SEC. Five of the enforcement cases charged or settled that month involved large, well-known companies, including KBR, Goldman Sachs, Dell, General Electric, and Citigroup.

Rep. Charles Rangel gets his day in court, faces an unexpected loss

11/22/2010 - 13:31 - 3409 reads - 3 comments

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) once again is in the news for ethics violations. For more than two years, Rangel, the former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has been the target of an investigation involving a growing list of charges.

Increased motivation for whistle-blowing

11/18/2010 - 16:58 - 3181 reads

New statutory and regulatory changes provide greater rewards to individuals who blow the whistle on fraudulent activities and to organizations that actively encourage an effective ethical culture.

Colleges and universities must be ethical

10/14/2010 - 15:26 - 1364 reads

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The actions of colleges and universities provide examples to their students of how to act with – or without – a high level of ethical standards. From grading practices to sustainability, these institutions need to be cognizant of the message they send.

Management example, peer pressures bring benefits

09/10/2010 - 14:24 - 2676 reads

Research studies from the Ethics Resource Center examine how a strong ethical culture and effective tone at the top permeate through all levels of an organization, while a study by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners emphasizes the importance of an anonymous hotline for the reporting of misdeeds.

Rep. Charles Rangel saga continues

08/02/2010 - 11:32 - 2850 reads

The future is not looking bright for Rep Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.). The chief tax writer has been fighting a variety of ethics charges for quite a while.

Small company suffers massive embezzlements

06/09/2010 - 12:03 - 6408 reads - 2 comments

The discovery of alleged fraud at Koss Corporation highlights some of the potential dangers that can lead to fraud within a company and demonstrates how small companies can be susceptible to massive losses.