Ethics and professional conduct in business At the end of the current month, Gil Frank prepared a trial balance for College App Services. The credit side of the trial balance exceeds the debit side by a significant amount.

Gil has decided to add the difference to the balance of the miscellaneous expense account in order to complete the preparation of the current month’s financial statements by a 5 o’clock deadline. Gil will look for the difference next week when he has more time.

Discuss whether Gil is behaving in a professional manner.