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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Financial Services |
What would you do if your superior asked to alter year-end financial data? |
... and you knew that if you didn't you might lose your job. What would you do if it were a small amount? A large amount? Depends, is the company publicly traded, or privately owned. Are you in a position of authority (like a signer on checks & taxes) where you could be held responsible by the IRS? If the answer to both questions is no, and you would have no problem telling the IRS that the discrepancy was an accident (and that would only happen IF the company was actually audited and IF you even still worked there), then do what your boss asks and start looking for a new job. Unless you are trained in tax law, how can you even know what the effects are of this change? It may be an immaterial item, so all your fretting is for nothing. Years ago I worked for a good sized privately owned hospital. I worked in AP and knew we were paying the rent payments for 2 of the owners mistresses. Guess what, totally not allowed under tax law, but surely not my place to question it. I left that up to the CPA's and the IRS. Good luck I would never compromise my integrity for a job. I believe that's a felony. Check with the IRS. If you get audited, YOUR butt is in trouble as well as your boss's. altering financial data is not a good idea.if you do it and get caught then you lose your job and maybe do prison time,while the person that asked you to do it has both,a job and freedom.don't do it a get fired well, you went there looking for a job,you can leave there looking for a job.no matter if the dollar amount is large or small is it worth losing everything you have????? |
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