Ethics is an overarching human concern which covers all areas of human life. Accounting as a human activity has an ethical dimension. Human activity is precisely the kind of thing for which people can be held responsible, for it is an activity that is done deliberately, and which individuals can control. It is also activity that helps or harms, either oneself or others, or which is deemed to be either just or unjust. Utilizing the criteria provided in the course syllabus and the discussion grading rubric, provide a posting and responses to the following question:

Why would a CPA prefer to be seen, and perceived, as ethical?