Ethics Case: Danville Corporation

Danville is a privately owned corporation with significant financing provided by a local bank. The bank requires annual audited financial statements as a condition of the loan. By July 17, the auditors had completed their review of the financial statementswhich are scheduled to be issued on July 25. They did not discover the inventory error. John’s first reaction was to communicate his findings to the auditors and to revise the financial statements before they are issued. However, he knows that his and his fellow workers’ profit-sharing plans are based on annual pretax earnings and that if he revises the statements, everyone’s profit-sharing bonus will be significantly reduced. Required: 1. Why will bonuses be negatively affected? What is the effect on pretax earnings? 2. If the error is not corrected in the current year and is discovered by the auditors during the following year’s audit, how will it be reported in the company’s financial statements? 3. Discuss the ethical dilemma John Howard faces

Ethics and Accountability -Should non-profit organizations be held to different ethical standards

Should non-profit organizations be held to different ethical standards than for-profit corporations?  Should management walk the talk by emulating the companys mission and value statement?  How does it affect employee moral?  Why is it important to have behaviors aligned with corporate values?  Should employees be rewarded for performance or personality?  Why is accountability and rewarding productive behaviors a critical part of effective management?  What happens when the opposite of this occurs in the company?

Responsible Stewardship – Our Creator blesses us with an abundance of resources.

Responsible Stewardship: Our Creator blesses us with an abundance of resources. We foster a spirit of service to employ our resources to university and community development. We must be resourceful. Integrity: The commitment to excellence demands that its members live its mission and deliver on its promise. The faculty, staff and students pledge to be honest, just and consistent in word and deed. Explain the relevance of Responsible Stewardship and Integrity in the context of financial management.

AICPA and Ethics Main Objectives

What are the main objectives of the AICPA code of professional conduct and how does the code relate to protecting the public? Be specific. A bookkeeper makes a significant posting error, which she later discovers and corrects. In fear of losing her job, she does not report the mistake to her supervisor. How should she have handled this situation and what should her supervisor do when the situation is disclosed? The CFO for a corporation deliberately misstates expenses on the income statement purely out of a sense of loyalty to his CEO and the company. The CFO will receive no financial incentive for this misstatement. In fact, he risks losing his job by doing this. Is this an ethical violation for the CFO? Why or why not? How does the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct relate to ethics? Provide examples to support your answer.