Accounting professionals must sometimes choose between two or more acceptable methods of accounting for business transactions and events. Explain why these situations can involve difficult matters of ethical concern.
John Smith opened Smith Reality in January. A CPA friend advised John that the accrual basis of accounting was the most widely used method and suggested its use for Smith Realty. John decided that the accrual basis was too complicated and unnecessary for his business. John decided to use the cash basis for preparing financial
Please help me with obtaining information for the Kellogg Company: Evaluate the organization's ethics program based on the following elements: 1) Code of ethics 2) Training 3) Monitoring 4) Enforcement Please provide your own input not just a list of references. Please use APA format. Th
Evaluate the organization's ethics program based in the following elements: 1) Code of ethics 2) Training 3) Monitoring 4) Enforcement Needs to be on Starbucks.
Personal ethics are expressed in decisions and actions. Personal morals are the values that form the basis of the ethics expressed in decisions and actions. Do these definitions support or contradict the theory of ethics relativism? Explain how you have arrived at your determination. Develop an argument with premises and a
According to the ethical standards of the profession, which of the following acts generally is prohibited? a. Accepting a contingent fee for representing a client in connection with obtaining a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service. b. Retaining client records after the client has demanded their return. c
What implications does the following observation have for personal ethics and an individual's obligation to his or her community? "He who lets the world choose... his plan of life for him, has no need of any other faculty than the ape-like one of imitation. He who chooses his plan for himself must... use observation to see
What prevents an unethical person from starting a business, simply to borrow the money with no intention of repaying?
Obtain a copy of Walmart's annual report and SEC filings for the past two years. Prepare a 1,400-1,750-word paper in which you analyze the data in thier annual reports and SEC filings. In your analysis, be sure to address the following: 1) Assess the role of ethics and compliance in walmart's financial environment. Describe t
Flo Choi owns a small business and manages the accounting. Her company just finished a year in which a large amount of borrowed funds was invested in a new building addition as well as in equipment and fixture additions. Choi's banker requires her to submit semiannual financial statements so he can monitor the financial health o
Is this Code of Ethics specific enough to identify wrong behaviors? Why or why not? Law Enforcement Code of Ethics As a Law Enforcement Officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or diso
Take a position and defend it. Do all three parts - Part A, B & C Part A - Is it ethical for you to hire away from your competitor a secretary who may have overheard something that will be useful to you? Part B - Is it ethical for you to send an attractive employee to a bar where your competitor's programmers hang out
a) What is/are ethics? b) What is the difference between ethics and morals, beliefs, or values? c) What are your ethics? d) What influenced the development of your ethics? How? e) How do you manifest your ethics? Specifically, how do you manifest your ethics in your professional life? (i work in
Each year in China, millions of babies are killed by force. Since the 1979 One-Child Act was enforced, it has become a crime for a woman to conceive a child without permission, and a so-called "unregistered" child will be aborted, or even killed at birth. My team and I are creating Save the Children Foundation to help with this
- Write one additional audit question for each of the categories (board, staff, donors and fund raisers, clients/customers, volunteers, society) listed in the sample audit in Appendix B of your text. - Explain why each question you wrote is important to assessing an organization's ethical performance.
Sally and Ed are aware that discussion of the company's accounting philosophy will come up in the next board of directors meeting, and they want to have some answers. Suppose that One-Hundred-Percent Vitamin Co. is privately owned. What accounting philosophy would you recommend (conservative, lower profits or aggressive, high
Situation: (200-300 words) Your first case is a multiple murder. As a defense attorney for Sy Kopath, you have come to the realization that he really did break into a couple's home and torture and kill them in the course of robbing them of jewelry and other valuables. He has even confessed to you that he did it. However, you ar
Debate the ethics of doing business in countries with totalitarian governments. Comment on opposing arguments, looking for holes and inconsistencies. Attempt to answer any arguments that are presented against your side of the argument. Explain the impact of culture on business activities around the world.
Heredity "If, as many psychologists believe, people's personality characteristics are largely determined by their heredity (and thus by the structure and chemistry of their brains), what are the implications for our concepts of 'blame' and 'personal responsibility'?" (Carlson, Neil, 2008, p.491)
Atlantis Company sells computer components and plans on borrowing some money to expand. After reading a lot about earnings management, Andy, the owner of Atlantis, has decided that he should try to accelerate some sales to improve his financial statement ratios. He has called his best customers and asked them to make their usual
"(m)uch of corporate America's governance problem arises from the fact that neither managers nor board members typically own substantial fractions of their firms equity." What do you think about this observation? Would corporate governance improve if managers and/or board members were required to have a significant financial s
Text: Introduction to Managerial Accounting, 3rd edition, Brewer-Garrison-Noreen, ISBN# 007-304-8836 QUESTION(S) #1 and #2, Page 629-630: Please provide a solution to the problem that is highlighted in yellow. Thanks in advance.
Write one additional question for each of the categories (board, staff, donors and fund raisers, clients/customers, volunteers, society) listed in the sample audit. Explain why each question is important assessing and organizations ethical performance. See the attached file.
As a manufacturer of athletic shoes whose image, indeed performance, is widely regarded as socially responsible, you find your costs increasing. Traditionally, your athletic shoes have been made in Indonesia and South Korea. Although the ease of doing business in those countries has been improving, wage rates have also been i
What is the relationship between ethics and social change?
Go to The Business Ethics Awards at http://www.thecro.com/?q=node/304. Read about the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" and "The Methodology" used to select the winners. Based on your reading answer the following questions: 1. What are some of the variables considered by Business Ethics in coming up with its list of 100 Best Corp
What are the consequences if employees accurately report their expenses? What are the consequences if employees report fictitious expenses? What ethical principles would be useful here? Note: The sources should be cited.
How would you respond to a corporate decision to which you are ethically opposed?
I am doing a paper and need help with some ideas. What are some of the ethical responsibilities an individual has toward his/her employer and why? If you use references please cite the source.
Wat are three major factors an employer should consider to avoid arbitrarily terminating an employee? What steps should you take if you are terminated by an employer who arbitrarily fired you? Please provide references.