Due to the new international ethics standards law, knowing what Brazilian accountants and accounting students perceive as ethical is extremely important. An online survey with 29 questions was conducted in MS/Brazil with different scenarios, involving different aspects that may influence someone’s decision, to assess the acceptance of unethical behaviors. The results showed difference in the ethics perception by students and accountants, but the difference was greater based on gender.

O objetivo deste artigo é verificar quais as variáveis que explicam o índice de aprovação dos estudantes de ciências contábeis no exame de suficiência no Brasil. A pesquisa descritiva foi realizada a partir de documentos, tendo como população cursos de Ciências Contábeis do Brasil. A população da pesquisa compreende 1.687 cursos de Ciências Contábeis em atividade, com base nos dados do Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (INEP), sendo que a amostra é composta 568 cursos de Ciências Contábeis do Brasil. Os resultados revelam que instituições que têm programa de stricto sensu possuem uma taxa de aprovação no exame de suficiência, notas do CPC e ENADE, maiores do que aquelas que não os têm, no nível de significância de 1%.

This study empirically investigates whether Brazilian companies that are more tax-leveraged have a lower capital cost from third parties than those that are less tax-leveraged. The survey data comprises financial information from 315 companies listed on the stock exchange - B3 and was structured containing information on the total liabilities due (PET), tax liabilities (PT), and the third parties’ capital cost (ki) of the sampled companies for the years between 2013 to 2017. The research is descriptive, with a quantitative approach, using methods of descriptive statistics and Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient for data analysis. The results indicate that the tax leverage provides a lower capital cost for third parties compared to the companies’ other onerous liabilities in the sample analyzed, proving, in this paper, that the financial strategy of not collecting taxes and using these resources to finance the activities of the companies can generate savings in the capital cost of third parties. The research contributes academically to provide an opportunity for discussion on the topic, contributes to society by exposing the public policy implications of granting tax installments, and contributes to companies by indicating the possibility of reducing the cost of third-party capital via tax leverage.

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The theme "value" always draws attention in discussions because its concept is linked to a high subjectivity. There are many models that try to get to an asset or a company’s value, which in addition to dealing with the subjectivity of the term, also must deal with several projections. The model of free cash flow is quoted in the literature. This method is affected by the variation of working capital which is the difference between assets and liabilities that is considered operational, calculated by Fleuriet’s Model, but to classify as operational is up to the evaluator/analyst. There are many choices for those who prepare the accounting reports too, what is called in the literature as the accounting choices. Example of the accounting choices is the treatment of interest, dividend and interest on shareholders' equity. Thus, if any account is classified as operational, this could impact the calculation of working capital and maybe, the value of a firm. This study analyzed whether there is an impact on the value, calculated by the discounted cash flow method, resulting from the accounting choice of dividends. Starting from the company's cash flow approach, which is affected by working capital, the sample was made by 80 companies in the Bovespa New Market between 2011 and 2015. Based on tests of mean and sign differences, the results confirmed what was expected: the dividend affects the free cash flow calculation and, moreover, should affect the company’s value.