FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781618533111
Author: DYCKMAN
Publisher: Cambridge Business Publishers
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Chapter 1, Problem 50CP
a.
To determine
Discuss the reason behind a CPA being independent when providing audit services.
b.
To determine
Identify the activities or relationships of Person J which impair his independence.
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and that expenses and collections from clients had to be controlled…
Upon graduation from high school, William Nitter accepted a job as a plumber's assistant for a large local plumbing company. After
three years of hard work, William received a plumbing licence and decided to start his own business. He had saved $31,000, which he
Invested in the business. His lawyer had advised him to start as a corporation. First, he transferred the $31,000 from his savings
account to a business bank account for William's Plumbing Services Inc. and was issued shares. He then purchased a used panel truck
for $21,500 cash and second hand tools for $3,700, rented space in a small building, Inserted an advertisement in the local paper, and
opened his business on July 1 of the current year. Immediately. William was very busy, after one month, he employed an assistant
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Although William knew practically nothing about the financial side of the business, he realized that a number of reports were required
and that expenses and collections from clients had to be controlled…
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