M's client has asked her to 'leave out' a few figures as he is applying for a bank loan and he wants his management accounts to, in his words, 'look better'. If M does as he asks, he promises to pay her double her fee when the loan money comes through. M is tempted by his offer, her mother has been ill and she would love to take her away on holiday. What should she do?
Which of the following is CORRECT in relation to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act passed in the United States of America in 2002?
i. The Act sought to protect investors by improving the accuracy of corporate disclosure and reporting procedures and increasing corporate openness.
ii. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 was passed in response to the high-profile Enron and WorldCom financial scandals.
iii. The Act provides that all auditors of public companies must register with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
W, a junior accountant, passed all his qualifications with distinction, and has received high praise for the quality of the work he has done. However, he always delivers his work late, believing it is more important to be thorough than to be on time. Which personal quality is W lacking?
Which of the following are situations involving familiarity threats? Select ALL that apply.
Which of the following is correct in relation to damages?
(i) As a general rule damages for breach of contract are designed to place the innocent party in the position that he or she would have been in had the contract been carried out properly.
(ii) Damages are only available for breach of contract, if the breach caused the loss.
(iii) Damages are only available for losses arising naturally from the breach.
You work for a manufacturing company and are told that one of the line managers made a genuine mistake that led to the discharge of waste material into a local river. Your managing director says that the company cannot afford a large fine and demands that no one reports the waste spillage or mentions it again. Is this an ethical issue and why?
Which of the following are fundamental characteristics of useful information? Select ALL that apply.
Which of the following is NOT one of the main requirements of the UK Corporate Governance Code?
TESTED 22 Feb 2025
