Wild, Shaw, Financial & Managerial Accounting, 8e Solutions Manual: Chapter 1
Ethics Challenge — BTN 1-1
1. There are several parties affected. They include the users of financial
statements such as shareholders, lenders, investors, analysts, suppliers,
directors, unions, regulators, and others. They also include the accounting
firm, which can be sued if deemed a party to misleading statements.
3. Thorne should not accept this fee arrangement. To avoid compromising
the auditor’s independence, Thorne should reject it. (Further, the AICPA
Code of Professional Conduct forbids auditors from accepting contingent
fees that depend on amounts reported in a client’s financial statements.
This AICPA Code has been codified into law in most states and, therefore,
this action would also be an illegal act for a CPA.)
Communicating in Practice — BTN 1-2
1. Deciding whether Apple 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
on the company’s (1) projections of expected cash receipts and cash
payments (best provided on a monthly basis); (2) assessment of the
market, the company’s plans, and a strategy to achieve success; (3) cash
contributions that the owners will make to the business; and (4) a listing of
tangible assets (including their price and useful life) necessary to carry out
the company’s plans.