Assignment: Ethics in Accounting
Due Week 9 and worth 170 points
Effective financial reporting depends on sound ethical behavior. Financial scandals in accounting and the businesses world have resulted in legislation to ensure adequate disclosures and honesty and integrity in financial reporting. A sound economy is contingent on truthful and reliable financial reporting.
Instructions:
Read the following scenario.
Answer the questions that follow. This will be a 2-3 page submission in a question and answer format (also in paragraph form). An introduction and conclusion is not required.
Refer back to your textbook for guidance on how to think through the scenario.
You have been recently hired as an assistant controller for XYZ Industries, a large, publically held manufacturing company. Your immediate supervisor is the controller who also reports directly to the VP of Finance. The controller has assigned you the task of preparing the year-end adjusting entries.  In the receivables area, you have prepared an aging accounts receivable and have applied historical percentages to the balances of each of the age categories.  The analysis indicates that an appropriate estimated balance for the allowance for uncollectible accounts is $180,000.  The existing balance in the allowance account prior to any adjusting entry is a $20,000 credit balance.
After showing your analysis to the controller, he tells you to change the aging category of a large account from over 120 days to current status and to prepare a new invoice to the customer with a revised date that agrees with the new category.  This will change the required allowance for uncollectible accounts from $180,000 to $135,000. Tactfully, you ask the controller for an explanation for the change and he tells you “We need the extra income, the bottom line is too low.”
Required:
In a 2-3 page paper, discuss the following:
Consider what you have learned relative to ethics and financial reporting. What is the rationale for the calculations/process used to estimate the $180,000 uncollectible allowance?
How do you think the misstatement of funds will impact the income statement and balance sheet?
What is the ethical dilemma you face? What are the ethical considerations? Consider your options and responsibilities as assistant controller.
Identify the key internal and external stakeholders. What are the negative impacts that can happen if you do not follow the instructions of your supervisor?
What are the potential consequences if you do comply with your supervisor’s instructions? Who will be negatively impacted?
Additional Requirements:
Use at least one (1) quality academic resource (in addition to your textbook) for this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources. You have access to Strayer University’s Online Library at https://research.strayer.edu and the iCampus University Library Research page at https://icampus.strayer.edu/library/research.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Your paper should be double spaced (Arial or Times Roman 12 pt font) and follow general Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) as they relate to references and citations. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details (more information and an example is included in the Strayer Writing Standards menu link located in your Blackboard).
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. 

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The purpose of this assignment is to analyze a health care risk management program.
Conduct  research on approaches to risk management processes, policies, and  concerns in your current or anticipated professional arena to find an  example of a risk management plan. Look for a plan with sufficient  content to be able to complete this assignment successfully. In a  1,000‐1,250-word paper, provide an analysis of the risk management plan  that includes the following:
Summary of the type of risk  management plan you selected (new employee, specific audience,  community‐focused, etc.) and your rationale for selecting that example.  Describe the health care organization to which the plan applies and the  role risk management plays in that setting.
Description of the  standard administrative steps and processes in a typical health care  organization’s risk management program compared to the administrative  steps and processes you identify in your selected example plan. (Note:  For standard risk management policies and procedures, look up the  MIPPA-approved accrediting body that regulates the risk management  standards in your chosen health care sector, and consider federal,  state, and local statutes as well.)
Analysis of the key  agencies and organizations that regulate the administration of safe  health care in your area of concentration and an evaluation of the roles  each one plays in the risk management oversight process.
Evaluation  of your selected risk management plan’s compliance with the standards  of its corresponding MIPPA-approved accrediting body relevant to  privacy, health care worker safety, and patient safety.
Proposed  recommendations or changes you would implement in your risk management  program example to enhance, improve, or secure the aforementioned  compliance standards.
In addition to your textbook, you are required to support your analysis with a minimum of three peer‐reviewed references.
Prepare  this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style  Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not  required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric  prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the  expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:
BS Health Sciences
3.2 Discuss compliance with risk management protocol.

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