Ethics Challenge — BTN 1-3
1. There are several parties affected. They include the users of financial
2. A major factor in the value of an auditor’s report is the auditor’s
independence. If an auditor accepted a fee that increases when the client’s
3. Thorne should not accept this fee arrangement. To avoid compromising
the auditor’s independence, Thorne should reject it. (Further, the AICPA
4. Ethical considerations guiding this decision include the potential harm to
affected parties by allowing such a fee arrangement to exist. The
unacceptable nature of such a fee arrangement guards the profession
against unethical actions that could undermine its real and perceived value
to society.
Communicating in Practice — BTN 1-4
1. Deciding whether Twitter is a good loan risk can be difficult because the
planned expansion is risky if customer demand does not meet
expectations. As a loan officer in this situation you would want information
2. How the company is organized is important to a loan officer. If it is a pro–
proprietorship (and not LLC), the personal assets of the owners are
available to repay the loan. In this case, a loan officer will want information