Ethical Dilemma Book Keeper
1. What is the ethical Issue?
A. The first ethical issue is whether the bookkeeper should submit the correct financial statements or fraudulent ones. If the bookkeeper knowingly submits reports she knows Dunn and Murray have changed the numbers on, it could lead to all of them being fired. The company could also seek to have them arrested and press charges for fraud, theft, and possibly a number of other charges.
B. The second ethical issue I see is whether to obey your boss or go against them.
C. In my opinion the third issue is whether to participate in theft. Although the book keeper is not actually committing the theft, she is knowingly submitting false documents for managers to receive extra funds to give bonuses to other employees. …show more content…
She could also contact another department such as HR and report what Dunn and Murray told her to do. This could lead to a possible audit.
D. She could tell Dunn that she does not agree with what they are telling her to do and refuse to lie on the report for them.
3. What are the possible consequences?
A. If the incorrect information is submitted, the corporate office could eventually find out and the bookkeeper could risk being terminated along with Dunn and Murray for submitting fraudulent data.
B. The company could decide to file criminal charges. They could be charged with fraud or theft. Murray is illegally using funds which do not belong to him to pay bonuses to other employees. Dunn could be considered a part of it since she has been participating in changing the financial data to get additional funding for the location.
C. The bookkeeper could also report the behavior to HR prior to creating the report to get them investigated. Hopefully they will protect the bookkeeper and allow them to continue working there.
D. The bookkeeper could also tell the managers that she will not lie on a report for them, which will probably result in her being terminated immediately.
4. What should you
A. The first ethical issue is whether the bookkeeper should submit the correct financial statements or fraudulent ones. If the bookkeeper knowingly submits reports she knows Dunn and Murray have changed the numbers on, it could lead to all of them being fired. The company could also seek to have them arrested and press charges for fraud, theft, and possibly a number of other charges.
B. The second ethical issue I see is whether to obey your boss or go against them.
C. In my opinion the third issue is whether to participate in theft. Although the book keeper is not actually committing the theft, she is knowingly submitting false documents for managers to receive extra funds to give bonuses to other employees. …show more content…
She could also contact another department such as HR and report what Dunn and Murray told her to do. This could lead to a possible audit.
D. She could tell Dunn that she does not agree with what they are telling her to do and refuse to lie on the report for them.
3. What are the possible consequences?
A. If the incorrect information is submitted, the corporate office could eventually find out and the bookkeeper could risk being terminated along with Dunn and Murray for submitting fraudulent data.
B. The company could decide to file criminal charges. They could be charged with fraud or theft. Murray is illegally using funds which do not belong to him to pay bonuses to other employees. Dunn could be considered a part of it since she has been participating in changing the financial data to get additional funding for the location.
C. The bookkeeper could also report the behavior to HR prior to creating the report to get them investigated. Hopefully they will protect the bookkeeper and allow them to continue working there.
D. The bookkeeper could also tell the managers that she will not lie on a report for them, which will probably result in her being terminated immediately.
4. What should you