Accounting 26th Edition by Carl Warren,James Reeve,Jonathan Duchac

Exercise 40

Ethics and professional conduct in business
At the end of the current month, Gil Frank prepared a trial balance for College App Services. The credit side of the trial balance exceeds the debit side by a significant amount. Gil has decided to add the difference to the balance of the miscellaneous expense account in order to complete the preparation of the current month's financial statements by a 5 o'clock deadline. Gil will look for the difference next week when he has more time. Discuss whether Gil is behaving in a professional manner.