IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A CASE STUDY IN ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT

Abstract

The popular holiday movie, It’s a Wonderful Life, provides a useful case study that illustrates various topics in accounting ethics and professional conduct. These topics are particularly of interest and use to new and future accountants. We discuss our use of the film and provide questions and notes corresponding to relevant sequences in the film that stimulate discussion and thought. Accounting students respond positively to the film in terms of its usefulness and appropriateness.