Question

Craig thorne works in a public accounting firm and hopes to eventually become a partner. the management of allnet company invites thorne to prepare a bid to audit allnet's financial statements. in discussing the audit fee, allnet's management suggest a fee range in which the amount depends on the reported profit of allnet. the higher the profit, the higher will be the audit fee paid to thorne's accounting firm. what are the ethical factors in this situation

Answer 1

The ethical factors would be if Craig conforming to Allnets' offer, he would potentially cause misinformation to to shareholders of allnets. that could cost them a lot of money. Of course, technically speaking, conforming to the offer would basically guarantee Craig's position as a partner, but he need take the risk of breaking the law.