Comparison of AICPA and IFAC Codes of Ethics

The thesis deals with an ethical behavior of professional accountants and their respective codes of ethics. The first part focuses on ethics in a broader sense, influences that could explain unethical behavior, and the core philosophies of ethics. The Importance of the Codes of Ethics is the introduction to presenting several important regulatory bodies for professional accountants - the authors of the codes of ethics. The next part of the thesis analyzes two of the most important codes - the Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants by International Federation of Accountants and the Code of Professional Conduct by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The goal of this thesis is their comparison, while highlighting some of the differences.