the supervisor tells you to change the aging category of a large account from over 120 days to current status and prepare a new invoice to the customer with the revised date and that agrees with the new category this will change the required allowance of uncollectible accounts from $180,000 to $135,000. What are the potential consequences if you do comply with your supervisors instructions?Who will be negatively impacted?

the supervisor tells you to change the aging category of a large account from over 120 days to current status and prepare a new invoice to the customer with the revised date and that agrees with the new category this will change the required allowance of uncollectible accounts from $180,000 to $135,000. What are the potential consequences if you do comply with your supervisors instructions?Who will be negatively impacted?

Principles of Accounting Volume 1

19th Edition

ISBN:9781947172685

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter7: Accounting Information Systems

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1PB: On June 30, Isner Inc.s bookkeeper is preparing to close the books for the month. The accounts...

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