Case 7

Please review the AICPA Ethics Decision Tree for CPA’s in Business.

http://www.aicpa.org/InterestAreas/ProfessionalEthics/Resources/EthicsEnforcement/DownloadableDocuments/ethics-decision-tree-business.pdf

Please write a two-page analysis stating how a CPA can use the Ethics Decision Tree to help him navigate through a thorny issue that he may encounter on the job.  Also, please opine on whether or not you think that the use of the AICPA Ethics Decision Tree is an effective tool.  Please include an example of a hypothetical incident and illustrate how the CPA would use the Ethics Decision Tree to help navigate thought the incident.