An accountant who blows the whistle on financial wrongdoing by his/her employer by going outside the entity violates:
A)The due care principle
B)Confidentiality
C)One's reliability obligation
D)All of the above

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Blowing the whistle on financial wrongdoing by going outside the entity would violate the principle of confidentiality, as the accountant is breaching the trust placed in them to keep sensitive information within the organization. While the other choices (due care principle and reliability obligation) may also apply in certain circumstances, they are not directly violated by the act of whistleblowing.

An Accountant Who Blows the Whistle on Financial Wrongdoing by His/her