Angela Manternach, president of Manternach Designs, has instructed Carla Ruden, the head of the accounting department for

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Angela Manternach, president of Manternach Designs, has instructed Carla Ruden, the head of the accounting department for Manternach Designs, to report the company’s land in the company’s accounting reports at its fair value of €170,000 instead of its cost of €100,000. Manternach says, “Showing the land at €170,000 will make our company look like a better investment when we try to attract new investors next month.”

Explain the ethical situation involved for Carla Ruden, identifying the stakeholders and the alternatives.

Stakeholders
A 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,...
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Accounting Principles

ISBN: 978-1119419617

IFRS global edition

Authors: Paul D Kimmel, Donald E Kieso Jerry J Weygandt

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