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D550 – Ethics for Accountants Name – Student ID Task 1
- Ethical Decision-Making Model
Narrative
- Identify the ethical and professional issues (ethical
sensitivity):
- GAAS
• A deficiency in the client’s inventory system was found which lead to the double counting of some inventory items.• The amounts are not large, but GAAS requires these deficiencies be reported to management so that action can be taken to correct the problem in the system that led to the double counting.
- Stakeholders/Interests
• The client
• The auditors 1 / 2
• The investors
- Ethical/Professional Standards
• Due Care: Auditors need to be professional and thorough when
performing their duties.
• Integrity: Barbara should not allow the objections of the
majority, time pressures, personal embarrassment, or other factors, persuade her to act against her own professional judgment.
- Identify and evaluate alternative courses of action
(ethical judgment):
- Legal Issues:
• By violating GAAS and ignoring problems, the audit company may be exposed to legal consequences, especially if the deficiency turns out to be more serious than originally thought.
- Alternatives/Analysis
• Go along with the majority:
- Barbara feels uncomfortable with this decision and knows
- / 2
she would be violating GAAS by deferring her judgment to