A client asks his accountant to ignore a mistake which overstated the accounts receivable account. The accountant decides that the accounts receivable account has to be corrected to state the correct amount based on the current accounting rules. Which stage of Kohlberg' Stages of Moral Development is the accounting reasoning?

Stage 4

Explanation:

Kohlberg's stages of moral development postulates that the individual undergoes continous moral development over the span of his life. He focused on the thinking process of an individual in deciding if an action is right or wrong.

There are 6 stages of moral development. In stage now the person fears punishment, in stage two thinking is in terms of possible reward or punishment, stage three involves acting in the interest of others, stage four emphasise upholding the law, social values and authority.

Stage five upholds right of a society, and stage six involves individual values.

In this case the accountant insists on recording the corrected entry according to accounting rules. He is in stage four of moral development.