Application of Ethical Decision-Making ModelEssay Preview: Application of Ethical Decision-Making ModelReport this essayMemorandumBeverly Wald, CIAFROM:DATE:September 14, 2012SUBJECT:Application of Ethical Decision-Making ModelAs you requested, I have analyzed the ethical dilemma that faces the company as a result of Sammie Markowitczs actions. His insubordination resulted in improper recording of capital expenditures as inventory, therefore overstating assets and understating expenses in our balance sheet and our income statement, respectively. Relying on this information Second Bankers Hours & Trust Co. extended a $20 million loan, for which we might not have qualified, if the financial statements were presented fairly. The mistake should be fully disclosed to the financial institution, to allow them to reevaluate the terms of the loan, or possibly void the loan agreement completely.
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On February 15, 2012 we filed for bankruptcy with the U.S. Federal Reserve. We were told that this had been our intention by the Fed to take over our operations in the country. We were told that the business of our business would not survive if these actions were discontinued. Now we have additional grounds for terminating the bank, and have commenced work at which we will make other changes. At our disposal, we will review our financial reporting for future legal challenges regarding the actions taken. On this morning we will discuss further actions available by the board members to effect effective termination of our business and to reacquaint ourselves with an active business.
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On October 10, 2012, we filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in United States v. Sammie Markowitczs. Our financial results for the day showed that we were no longer financially successful. We did not receive sales tax revenue, paid our taxes due on sales of products or services we sold, or used any assets, such as stock. Our financial results for the day show that we received sales and used tax revenues for the day from selling and repaying a portion of our sales taxes. Despite our failure to provide any sales tax revenues, we were able to continue operating our business without tax liability on our balance sheet, and we have no financial problems with regard to such sales.
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On March 10, 2012, the Board of Directors for the day was re-elected after having reviewed our financial data for the 12 months covered. In the next few months we will submit additional reports to the Board for further review. These may include our financial statements to certain of the key management team members and other internal auditors. We expect to continue to have new information about the circumstances where and how we failed to properly file for bankruptcy and to file further reports with the financial institution.
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On March 6, 2012, the Board of Directors for the day was re-elected after having reviewed the financial data that were filed by certain of the key management team members. This included a review of our consolidated financial statements. We were able to provide sufficient information for these to be determined by the Board during its further review. We expect to proceed with all of our tax and reporting investigations now. We have no other financial problems with respect to our financials.
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On April 14, 2012, we filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the National Banking Institute (NBI), and have applied for Chapter 11 clearance pending a full and full review of our financials. We will continue to appeal the initial decision as part of a pending lawsuit and we will have access pending our court-ordered filing and the next hearing to request clearance. Our financials are reported herein by the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Additional information about our financials can be found in the Biblio Data.
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On April 15, 2012, we began our liquidation of this business. If we continue to fail to comply with the Bankruptcy Code, we will be required to notify the Bankruptcy Court regarding our failure to do so.
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The Company’s shares are down approximately $1,750,000 in value from their historical price at closing on September 18, 2012 to their current market price. The Company is currently expected to incur $3 million in amortization costs of $150 million. The stock price was up $1,150 to over
2) You agreed to allow Sammie Markowitczs to use an additional $1 million to pay down the remaining capital investments incurred on the loan. We agreed to reimburse the other banks for all of Sammie’s expenses and for any penalties that may result from any of the expenses. As a result of any of these actions on Sammie Markowitczs, you agree that as required by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the other banks will provide any and all necessary assistance to you. This information should not be a defense by Sammie Markowitczs. After Sammie Markowitczs notified you to change his $10 million or $20 million capital fund, we had no choice but to accept this additional, limited amount of financial assistance and move forward with Sammie Markowitczs’ proposed capital plan. However, you agree that the conditions under which we would pay down the capital investment debt and any interest accrued to you are not the most acceptable way to begin with, and Sammie Markowitczs will not be entitled to that benefit. To address the outstanding outstanding and ongoing capital commitments with respect to our remaining investments in the U.S., please view your capital plan, as set forth below and under the effective date of this Memorandum, in person or via telephone. If your capital plan can be completed on time, then you immediately may be entitled to payments in perpetuity for any outstanding $10 million debt, which includes any unpaid excess capital obligations for the remainder of the principal and interest payments. If your outstanding capital commitments are no longer sufficient to cover any outstanding shortfall that we may incur in connection with the Capital Program, then your capital should be paid out to the original principal and interest. We will provide you with an updated capital plan in coming days and it will be subject to periodic review and update. If your investment is no longer covered by the Capital Program, then the amount of your unpaid capital commitments to us at the time of your initial capital purchase should be refunded. If we do not provide an updated capital plan, then our capital will be paid back to you through an agreement with the Bank of America, where we will be required to maintain a special security deposit which is available to you. An authorization for the transfer by you to a third party using your initial capital purchase transaction is required. If neither you nor the Bank of America have received timely approval to use at this time your initial capital purchase transaction and are not subject to any such transfer, then your payment to us shall be made by credit or debit debit card at the Bank of America’s website which is set at www.bankofamerica.com or by the correct name of the bank indicated on your order form, and should be completed by a person from the relevant address in accordance with applicable applicable law. We may use your additional capital funds for a fee set forth in the Capital Program, provided and stated in our capital management program. For credit or debit card transactions at the same address as the initial capital purchase transaction, we will notify you through a certified bank e-mail address. You will see our website for all applicable laws and fees available at www.bai.gov and/or in connection with any Federal Securities Exchange Act transactions, as set forth below as well as applicable rules or regulations related to U.S. federal taxes and regulations. If you have information about any of the terms of these agreements concerning the credit or debit card processing on U.S. federal and international federal and national securities exchanges, or about specific consumer
2) You agreed to allow Sammie Markowitczs to use an additional $1 million to pay down the remaining capital investments incurred on the loan. We agreed to reimburse the other banks for all of Sammie’s expenses and for any penalties that may result from any of the expenses. As a result of any of these actions on Sammie Markowitczs, you agree that as required by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the other banks will provide any and all necessary assistance to you. This information should not be a defense by Sammie Markowitczs. After Sammie Markowitczs notified you to change his $10 million or $20 million capital fund, we had no choice but to accept this additional, limited amount of financial assistance and move forward with Sammie Markowitczs’ proposed capital plan. However, you agree that the conditions under which we would pay down the capital investment debt and any interest accrued to you are not the most acceptable way to begin with, and Sammie Markowitczs will not be entitled to that benefit. To address the outstanding outstanding and ongoing capital commitments with respect to our remaining investments in the U.S., please view your capital plan, as set forth below and under the effective date of this Memorandum, in person or via telephone. If your capital plan can be completed on time, then you immediately may be entitled to payments in perpetuity for any outstanding $10 million debt, which includes any unpaid excess capital obligations for the remainder of the principal and interest payments. If your outstanding capital commitments are no longer sufficient to cover any outstanding shortfall that we may incur in connection with the Capital Program, then your capital should be paid out to the original principal and interest. We will provide you with an updated capital plan in coming days and it will be subject to periodic review and update. If your investment is no longer covered by the Capital Program, then the amount of your unpaid capital commitments to us at the time of your initial capital purchase should be refunded. If we do not provide an updated capital plan, then our capital will be paid back to you through an agreement with the Bank of America, where we will be required to maintain a special security deposit which is available to you. An authorization for the transfer by you to a third party using your initial capital purchase transaction is required. If neither you nor the Bank of America have received timely approval to use at this time your initial capital purchase transaction and are not subject to any such transfer, then your payment to us shall be made by credit or debit debit card at the Bank of America’s website which is set at www.bankofamerica.com or by the correct name of the bank indicated on your order form, and should be completed by a person from the relevant address in accordance with applicable applicable law. We may use your additional capital funds for a fee set forth in the Capital Program, provided and stated in our capital management program. For credit or debit card transactions at the same address as the initial capital purchase transaction, we will notify you through a certified bank e-mail address. You will see our website for all applicable laws and fees available at www.bai.gov and/or in connection with any Federal Securities Exchange Act transactions, as set forth below as well as applicable rules or regulations related to U.S. federal taxes and regulations. If you have information about any of the terms of these agreements concerning the credit or debit card processing on U.S. federal and international federal and national securities exchanges, or about specific consumer
2) You agreed to allow Sammie Markowitczs to use an additional $1 million to pay down the remaining capital investments incurred on the loan. We agreed to reimburse the other banks for all of Sammie’s expenses and for any penalties that may result from any of the expenses. As a result of any of these actions on Sammie Markowitczs, you agree that as required by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the other banks will provide any and all necessary assistance to you. This information should not be a defense by Sammie Markowitczs. After Sammie Markowitczs notified you to change his $10 million or $20 million capital fund, we had no choice but to accept this additional, limited amount of financial assistance and move forward with Sammie Markowitczs’ proposed capital plan. However, you agree that the conditions under which we would pay down the capital investment debt and any interest accrued to you are not the most acceptable way to begin with, and Sammie Markowitczs will not be entitled to that benefit. To address the outstanding outstanding and ongoing capital commitments with respect to our remaining investments in the U.S., please view your capital plan, as set forth below and under the effective date of this Memorandum, in person or via telephone. If your capital plan can be completed on time, then you immediately may be entitled to payments in perpetuity for any outstanding $10 million debt, which includes any unpaid excess capital obligations for the remainder of the principal and interest payments. If your outstanding capital commitments are no longer sufficient to cover any outstanding shortfall that we may incur in connection with the Capital Program, then your capital should be paid out to the original principal and interest. We will provide you with an updated capital plan in coming days and it will be subject to periodic review and update. If your investment is no longer covered by the Capital Program, then the amount of your unpaid capital commitments to us at the time of your initial capital purchase should be refunded. If we do not provide an updated capital plan, then our capital will be paid back to you through an agreement with the Bank of America, where we will be required to maintain a special security deposit which is available to you. An authorization for the transfer by you to a third party using your initial capital purchase transaction is required. If neither you nor the Bank of America have received timely approval to use at this time your initial capital purchase transaction and are not subject to any such transfer, then your payment to us shall be made by credit or debit debit card at the Bank of America’s website which is set at www.bankofamerica.com or by the correct name of the bank indicated on your order form, and should be completed by a person from the relevant address in accordance with applicable applicable law. We may use your additional capital funds for a fee set forth in the Capital Program, provided and stated in our capital management program. For credit or debit card transactions at the same address as the initial capital purchase transaction, we will notify you through a certified bank e-mail address. You will see our website for all applicable laws and fees available at www.bai.gov and/or in connection with any Federal Securities Exchange Act transactions, as set forth below as well as applicable rules or regulations related to U.S. federal taxes and regulations. If you have information about any of the terms of these agreements concerning the credit or debit card processing on U.S. federal and international federal and national securities exchanges, or about specific consumer
2) You agreed to allow Sammie Markowitczs to use an additional $1 million to pay down the remaining capital investments incurred on the loan. We agreed to reimburse the other banks for all of Sammie’s expenses and for any penalties that may result from any of the expenses. As a result of any of these actions on Sammie Markowitczs, you agree that as required by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the other banks will provide any and all necessary assistance to you. This information should not be a defense by Sammie Markowitczs. After Sammie Markowitczs notified you to change his $10 million or $20 million capital fund, we had no choice but to accept this additional, limited amount of financial assistance and move forward with Sammie Markowitczs’ proposed capital plan. However, you agree that the conditions under which we would pay down the capital investment debt and any interest accrued to you are not the most acceptable way to begin with, and Sammie Markowitczs will not be entitled to that benefit. To address the outstanding outstanding and ongoing capital commitments with respect to our remaining investments in the U.S., please view your capital plan, as set forth below and under the effective date of this Memorandum, in person or via telephone. If your capital plan can be completed on time, then you immediately may be entitled to payments in perpetuity for any outstanding $10 million debt, which includes any unpaid excess capital obligations for the remainder of the principal and interest payments. If your outstanding capital commitments are no longer sufficient to cover any outstanding shortfall that we may incur in connection with the Capital Program, then your capital should be paid out to the original principal and interest. We will provide you with an updated capital plan in coming days and it will be subject to periodic review and update. If your investment is no longer covered by the Capital Program, then the amount of your unpaid capital commitments to us at the time of your initial capital purchase should be refunded. If we do not provide an updated capital plan, then our capital will be paid back to you through an agreement with the Bank of America, where we will be required to maintain a special security deposit which is available to you. An authorization for the transfer by you to a third party using your initial capital purchase transaction is required. If neither you nor the Bank of America have received timely approval to use at this time your initial capital purchase transaction and are not subject to any such transfer, then your payment to us shall be made by credit or debit debit card at the Bank of America’s website which is set at www.bankofamerica.com or by the correct name of the bank indicated on your order form, and should be completed by a person from the relevant address in accordance with applicable applicable law. We may use your additional capital funds for a fee set forth in the Capital Program, provided and stated in our capital management program. For credit or debit card transactions at the same address as the initial capital purchase transaction, we will notify you through a certified bank e-mail address. You will see our website for all applicable laws and fees available at www.bai.gov and/or in connection with any Federal Securities Exchange Act transactions, as set forth below as well as applicable rules or regulations related to U.S. federal taxes and regulations. If you have information about any of the terms of these agreements concerning the credit or debit card processing on U.S. federal and international federal and national securities exchanges, or about specific consumer
Despite the companys new policy, Markowitz disobeyed direct orders and made a purchase of 1,000 motors in the 4th quarter. To further complicate the situation, he convinced the plant accountant to record the $1.5 million expenditure as an operating expense to conceal his actions. According to accounting principles, if the expenditure improves or adds value to the business and has a useful life over 1 year, this expenditure should be capitalized. Instead, the motors were recorded as an operating expense and placed into inventory. According to ASC 330-10-05-2, “An inventory has financial significance because revenues may be obtained from its sale, or from the sale of the goods or services in the production of which it is used.” Recording the transaction as an operating expense will result in inaccurate balance sheet and income statement, and significantly decreased capital expenditures from investing activities. Based on the erred financial statements I.M. TekStil Manufacturing was able to obtain the $20 million loan. Due to deficiencies in companys internal controls, these mistakes were not uncovered until several months later, during an internal audit.
Markowitz acted under teleological philosophy of utilitarianism. This philosophy states that one has to choose the course of action that provides the greatest benefit for the majority of stakeholders involved. Markowitcz would be considered act-utilitarian, which means he examined a specific action, rather than the general rules governing the actions, to assess whether it will result in the greatest benefit. Based on this philosophy Markowitz might justify his actions by stating that his primary responsibility, as a plant manager, is to ensure that the plant production process operated efficiently. Further he might justify his actions, by stating that he had saved the company $1.5 million by purchasing the motors on sale from an overseas supplier.
Markowitz did not follow the policy, and his defiance can be addressed internally, however his actions affected third parties. One of the major stakeholders in this situation is the financial institution, which has the right to make the credit decision based on accurate financial information. Another stakeholder is Irv Milton, the president and the face of the company, whose reputation will suffer,