Discussion Thread: AICPA Code of Professional Ethics Independence

Scenario $-$ You are the tax manager in a CPA firm. One of your clients, Snapper Corporation, is also an audit client of the firm. The CFO of Snapper invites you and the audit manager for a one$-$week deep$-$sea fishing trip to Mexico, and all expenses will be paid by Snapper. The audit manager says that you both should go and just not tell your supervisor at the CPA firm any details $($like who paid the expenses$)$ about the trip.

Would you go on the trip?

Would you tell your supervisors at the CPA firm if the audit manager went on the trip without you?

What other potential ethical issues do you see in this situation?