As with Most Professionals, Internal Auditors Must Follow Guidelines Promoting

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Essay

As with most professionals, internal auditors must follow guidelines promoting ethical conduct. The IIA Code of Ethics is important for internal auditors because the reliability of their work depends on a reputation for a high level of personal integrity. The Code of Ethics consists of four main principles of ethical conduct and some associated rules that underpin the expected conduct of IIA members. List the four main principles of the Code of Ethics and explain each.

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Definitions:

Deferred Annuity

An insurance product that provides future payments to the holder, usually after retirement, where payments are delayed for a certain period.

Ordinary Annuity

A financial product resulting in a stream of payments to the holder at regular intervals over a specified period of time, typically at the end of each period.

Deferred Annuity

An insurance product that delays income payments until the investor elects to receive them, typically at retirement.

Ordinary Annuity

A sequence of identical payments scheduled at consistent intervals where the interest accumulates after each cycle.