(Rule-Making Issues) When the FASB issues new pronouncements, the implementation date is usually 12 months from date...
Question:
(Rule-Making Issues) When the FASB issues new pronouncements, the implementation date is usually 12 months from date of issuance, with early implementation encouraged. Karen Weller, controller, discusses with her financial vice president the need for early implementation of a rule that would result in a fairer presentation of the company’s financial condition and earnings. When the financial vice president determines that early implementation of the rule will adversely affect the reported net income for the year, he discourages Weller from implementing the rule until it is required. Answer the following questions.
(a) What, if any, is the ethical issue involved in this case?
(b) Is the financial vice president acting improperly or immorally?
(c) What does Weller have to gain by advocacy of early implementation?
(d) Which stakeholders might be affected by the decision against early implementation? (CMA adapted)
StakeholdersA person, group or organization that has interest or concern in an organization. Stakeholders can affect or be affected by the organization's actions, objectives and policies. Some examples of key stakeholders are creditors, directors, employees,...
Step by Step Answer:
a Inclusion or omission of information that materially affects net income harms particular stakehold...View the full answer
Intermediate Accounting
ISBN: 978-0470423684
13th Edition
Authors: Donald E. Kieso, Jerry J. Weygandt, And Terry D. Warfield
