Identify the ethical issues in each of the following situations and what your ethical obligations are, assuming
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a. A consultant for a CPA firm is ordered by her superior to downgrade the ratings of one company's software package being considered for a client and increase the ratings for another company, which is run by the superior's wife. What would you do and why?
b. A tax accountant is told by his superior to take a position on a tax matter that is not supportable by the facts in order to make the client happy. This is a common practice in the firm and the likelihood of the IRS questioning it is remote. Would you go along with your supervisor?
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Ethical Obligations and Decision Making in Accounting Text and Cases
ISBN: 978-1259730191
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Authors: Steven Mintz, Roselyn Morris
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