DeIlroy National Bank purchased land and a building for the lump sum of S6 million. To get

Question:

DeIlroy National Bank purchased land and a building for the lump sum of S6 million. To get the maximum tax deduction, the bank's managers allocated 110% of the purchase price to the building and only 20% to the land. A more realistic allocation would have been 60% to the building and 40% to the land.

Requirements

1. What is the ethical issue in this situation?

2. Who are the stakeholders? What are the possible consequences to each?

3. Analyze the alternatives from the following standpoints: la; economic. (b) legal, and (c) ethical.

4. What would you do? How would you justify your decision?

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,...