Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134725987
Author: C. William Thomas, Wendy M. Tietz, Walter T. Harrison Jr.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.1EC
LO 5
(Learning Objective 5: Identify ethical principle violated)
For each of the situations listed, identify which of three principles (integrity, objectivity and independence, or due care) from the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct is violated. Assume all persons listed in the situations are members of the AICPA (Note: Refer to the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct contained for descriptions of the principles.)
- a. Erica is eager to please her supervisor and wants to earn a promotion at the CPA firm. When Erica puts together her firm’s financial statements and related information for the past year, she buries unfavorable results deep in the report and presents the good news prominently. She figures that by making the firm look good it will make her case for promotion stronger.
- b. Evan is in charge of putting together his company’s financial statements, but does not understand the newest financial reporting standard that went into effect last year. He decides to do the best he can with interpreting and applying the new standard because he does not have time right now to learn about the new standard in depth.
- c. Jay receives a large year-end bonus if his company s sales grow by 8% this year. Sales only grew by 7.5% so Jay created false sales documentation to make it appear that the sales growth goal was met.
- d. This year Gabby’s company incurred higher cost of goods sold than expected, which resulted in an overall net loss for the company Gabby does not want the company to lose investors due to the net loss, so she adjusts cost of goods sold so that the company has a positive net income.
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Chapter 1 Solutions
Financial Accounting (12th Edition) (What's New in Accounting)
Ch. 1 - Financial statements can be used by which of the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 2QCCh. 1 - Hoot Enterprises buys a warehouse for 590,000 to...Ch. 1 - Prob. 4QCCh. 1 - Prob. 5QCCh. 1 - The accounting equation can be expressed as a....Ch. 1 - Prob. 7QCCh. 1 - Alliance Corporation holds cash of 8,000 and owes...Ch. 1 - During the year, ChemClean Corporation has 280,000...Ch. 1 - Prob. 10QC
Ch. 1 - Dynasty Company has current assets of 50,000 and...Ch. 1 - Which financial statement would show how well a...Ch. 1 - On which financial statement would the ending...Ch. 1 - What item flows from the income statement to the...Ch. 1 - What item flows from the income statement to the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 16QCCh. 1 - LO 5 (Learning Objective 5: Identify ethical...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.1SCh. 1 - Prob. 1.2SCh. 1 - Prob. 1.3SCh. 1 - LO 3 (Learning Objective 3: Apply the accounting...Ch. 1 - LO 3 (Learning Objective 3: Apply the accounting...Ch. 1 - LO 3 (Learning Objective 3: Identify assets,...Ch. 1 - LO 3 (Learning Objective 3: Accounting equation)...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Identify income...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Identify appropriate...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Explain aspects of...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.11SCh. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Construct an income...Ch. 1 - (Learning Objective 4: Construct a statement of...Ch. 1 - (Learning Objective 4: Construct a balance sheet)...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Solve for retained...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.16SCh. 1 - Prob. 1.17SCh. 1 - Prob. 1.18SCh. 1 - LO 1.2, 3, 4. 5 (Learning Objectives 1, 2, 3, 4,...Ch. 1 - Group A LO 3, 4 (Learning Objectives 3, 4: Apply...Ch. 1 - Which company appears to have the strongest...Ch. 1 - LO 3, 4 (Learning Objectives 3, 4: Apply the...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Identify financial...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Construct a balance...Ch. 1 - LO 3,4 (Learning Objectives 3, 4: Apply the...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Construct an income...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Construct an income...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Construct a balance...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.29AECh. 1 - Prob. 1.30AECh. 1 - Prob. 1.31AECh. 1 - Prob. 1.32BECh. 1 - Which company appears to have the strongest...Ch. 1 - LO 3,4 (Learning Objectives 3, 4: Apply the...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Identify financial...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Construct a balance...Ch. 1 - (Learning Objectives 3, 4: Apply the accounting...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.38BECh. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Construct an income...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Construct a balance...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Construct a statement...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.42BECh. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Construct an income...Ch. 1 - An organizations investors and creditors will...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.45QCh. 1 - Prob. 1.46QCh. 1 - Assets are usually reported at their a. appraised...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.48QCh. 1 - Prob. 1.49QCh. 1 - Prob. 1.50QCh. 1 - Prob. 1.51QCh. 1 - All of the following are current assets except a....Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.53QCh. 1 - Prob. 1.54QCh. 1 - Prob. 1.55QCh. 1 - Prob. 1.56QCh. 1 - Net income appears on which financial...Ch. 1 - Cash paid to purchase a building appears on the...Ch. 1 - The stockholders equity of Kowalski Company at the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.60QCh. 1 - Which of the following factors should influence...Ch. 1 - LO 3, 4 (Learning Objectives 3, 4: Apply the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.63APCh. 1 - LO 2, 3, 4 (Learning Objectives 2, 3, 4: Apply...Ch. 1 - LO 3,4 (Learning Objectives 3, 4: Evaluate...Ch. 1 - LO 3, 4 (Learning Objectives 3,4: Evaluate...Ch. 1 - LO 4 (Learning Objective 4: Construct financial...Ch. 1 - Group B LO 3, 4 (Learning Objectives 3, 4: Apply...Ch. 1 - LO 3,4 (Learning Objectives 3, 4: Apply the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.70BPCh. 1 - LO 3,4 (Learning Objectives 3, 4: Evaluate...Ch. 1 - LO 3, 4 (Learning Objectives 3,4: Evaluate...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.73BPCh. 1 - Prob. 1.74SCCh. 1 - Decision Cases LO 1, 4 (Learning Objectives 1, 4:...Ch. 1 - LO 3, 4 (Learning Objectives 3, 4: Evaluate...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.77EIC
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