Thomas Odzer, an accountant for Mennix Company, has made adjusting entries and is preparing the adjusted trial

Question:

Thomas Odzer, an accountant for Mennix Company, has made adjusting entries and is preparing the adjusted trial balance for the first six months of the year. Financial statements must be delivered to the bank by 5 p. m. to support a critical loan agreement. By noon, Odzer has been unable to balance the adjusted trial balance. The figures are off by $1,320, so he increases the balance of the owner’s Capital account by $1,320. He closes the accounts, prepares the statements, and sends them to the bank on time. He hopes that no one will notice the problem and believes that he can find the error and correct it by the end of next month. Are Odzer’s actions ethical? Why or why not? Did he have other alternatives?

Financial Statements
Financial statements are the standardized formats to present the financial information related to a business or an organization for its users. Financial statements contain the historical information as well as current period’s financial...
Fantastic news! We've Found the answer you've been seeking!

Step by Step Answer:

Related Book For  book-img-for-question

Principles of Accounting

ISBN: 978-1133626985

12th edition

Authors: Belverd E. Needles, Marian Powers and Susan V. Crosson

Question Posted: