Assessing professional ethics in tax: A case on uncertain tax positions

By Susan Convery and Edmund Outslay

Journal of Accounting Education, Volume 30, Issue 1

2012

Setting: Ethics Framework

Activity Type: Case

Level:
  • Advanced

Course:
  • Ethics
  • Tax

Ignatian Pedagogy Element:
  • Action
  • Evaluation
  • Experience
  • Reflection

Students consider and frame the potential ethical “dilemmas” they might face in addressing whether to countenance a client’s suggested treatment and disclosure of an uncertain tax position.