The international Federation of Accountants (IFAC) strives to serve the public interest by establishing and promoting adherence to international standards, facilitating cooperation with member bodies, and serving as a spokesperson for the international professional on relevant public policy issues.
IFAC’s
boards set international standards in a number of areas including auditing,
quality control, education, public sector accounting and ethics for
professional accountants. While IFAC was founded on October 7, 1977, in Munich,
its headquarters have been located in New York City since its inceptions.
The
international Federation of Accountants (IFAC) reviews the profession worldwide
and published Code of Ethics. This Code of Ethics establishes ethical requirements
for professional accountants.
The
framework of laws, regulations and standards are applied to the accountancy
profession by the bodies mentioned above, and through matters brought to their
attention by professional firms. They test the efficacy of the framework
through consultation with interested parties (professional firms and others)
and review the professional accountancy bodies’ practices.
A further
source of guidelines and standards with which the professional accountant must
be aware is the code pertaining to their place of employment. A majority of
large corporate entities and number of smaller companies now have codes of
ethics giving guidance to company personnel as to expected levels of behavior
of their staff.
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