Question

For each of the situations​ listed, identify the primary standard from the IMA Statement of Ethical Professional Practice that is violated​ (competence, confidentiality,​ integrity, or​ credibility).
1. To reduce the company's tax bill, Jack uses total cost to value inventory instead of using product cost as required by law.
2. Since Emilie works in the accounting department, she is aware that profits are going to fall short of analysts' projections. She tells her aunt to sell stock in the company before the earnings release date.
3. Veronica pays a Mexican official a bribe of $50,000 to allow the company to locate a factory in that jurisdiction so that the company can take advantage of the cheaper labor costs. Without the bribe, the factory cannot be located in that location.
4. There is a failure in the company's backup system after a system crash. Month-end reports will be delayed. Kayla, the manager of the division experiencing the system failure, does not report this upcoming delay to anyone since she does not want to be the bearer of bad news.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. To reduce the company's tax bill, Jack uses total cost to value inventory instead of using product cost as required by law.

• Competence: accounting records must follows applicable laws, regulations and standards, you must IRA and GAAP rules when preparing financial statements and tax reports.

2. Since Emilie works in the accounting department, she is aware that profits are going to fall short of analysts' projections. She tells her aunt to sell stock in the company before the earnings release date.

• Confidentiality: accounting records must b confidential unless you are authorized to disclose them, and you are not authorized to disclose the information to your aunt.

3. Veronica pays a Mexican official a bribe of $50,000 to allow the company to locate a factory in that jurisdiction so that the company can take advantage of the cheaper labor costs. Without the bribe, the factory cannot be located in that location.

• Integrity: you must abstain from performing illegal activities, and bribery is illegal.

4. There is a failure in the company's backup system after a system crash. Month-end reports will be delayed. Kayla, the manager of the division experiencing the system failure, does not report this upcoming delay to anyone since she does not want to be the bearer of bad news.

• Credibility: you must report all relevant and important information regardless of whether that information will make you bad or not.