Question

Jan, a greeter, overheard an IRS tax law-certified volunteer, Jim, trying to sell insurance to a taxpayer he was helping. Jim is an insurance agent in the commu-nity. Jan feels like Jim was pushy, made the taxpayer uncomfortable, and violated Volunteer Standard of Conduct #3. What should Jan do?a. Make an announcement to the taxpayers in the waiting room to ignore Jim if he tries to sell them insurance.b. Tell the site coordinator what she heard, so he can immediately remove Jim from the site and report the incident using the external referral process by sending an email to [email protected] Mind her own business and do nothing

Answer 1

Answer:

Option B

Explanation:

This is the ethical way to go about it to help remove volunteers that violate the code.

Option A is wrong because jans action might result into a serious argument which is unethical.

Option c is wrong because ignoring Jim who is being pushy would eventually cause all tax payers available discomfort.

Answer 2

Answer:

B

Explanation:

Tell the site coordinator what she heard, so he can immediately remove Jim from the site and report the incident using the external referral process by sending an email to [email protected] because he has violated the Volunteer Standard of Conduct.