During the preparation of the bank reconciliation for Building Concepts Co., Joel Knolls, the assistant controller, discovered

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During the preparation of the bank reconciliation for Building Concepts Co., Joel Knolls, the assistant controller, discovered that Lone Peak National Bank incorrectly recorded a $3,290 check written by Building Concepts Co. as $329. Joel has decided not to notify the bank but wait for the bank to detect the error. Joel plans to record the $2,961 error as “other revenue” if the bank fails to detect the error within the next three months. Discuss whether Joel is behaving in a professional manner.

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Forensic And Investigative Accounting

ISBN: 9780808056300

10th Edition

Authors: G. Stevenson Smith D. Larry Crumbley, Edmund D. Fenton

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