摘要：The main objective of this study is to analyze the perception of high school students about the accountant and his profession and the subjects studied by accountants at the university. Although the number of Accounting courses has expanded all over Brazil, most of the people don't know what exactly an Accountant does. Many are the myths and stereotypes made by people about this profession. International studies as Vaivio e Kokko, 2006 and Schlee et al, 2007 point to a low perception about the profession "Accountant" mostly the high school students. To evaluate the perception of these students about these aspects, a survey was built and posted on a website that was widely released. The research strategy used was the survey and the number of good responses obtained was 1.046. The research assessed the perception of the students in relation to the subjects studied in the accounting courses, professional activities, labor market, ethics at the activities and the value given to the professionals. The results obtained demonstrate that in some situations related to the profession are ignored. Many myths and stereotypes pointed in the international studies were found in this sample.
