Ethical issues in accounting
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Details: The net income of Simon and Hobbs, a department store, decreased sharply during 2000. Carol Simon, owner of the store, anticipates the need for a bank loan in 2001. Late in 2000, Simon instructs the store's accountant to record a $10,000 sale of furniture to the Simon family, even though the goods will not be shipped from the manufacturer until January 2001. Simon also tells the accountant not to make the following December 31, 2000 adjusting entries:
? Salaries owed to employees: $900
? Prepaid insurance that has expired: $400
Why is Simon taking this action? Is her action ethical? Give your reason, identifying the parties helped and the parties harmed by Simon's action.
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The answer evaluates the actions of the owner of the business to see whether it is ethical or unethical.
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Simon is inflating the income by fictitious sale of $10000 and the understating the expenditure by removing the expenses actually incurred during the accounting period (1. Salaries owed to employees amounting to $900 and 2. The expired prepaid insurance amounting to ...
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