Susan Small,CPA Has Medium Corporation as an Audit Client

question 35

Essay

Susan Small,CPA has Medium Corporation as an audit client.Medium has asked Small to create and install a new computerized payroll system.Because Small does not have the appropriate level of expertise,she referred Medium to Compusystems,Inc.,a local software consulting company.Small has an arrangement where she is paid ten percent of any fee received by Compusystems from her referrals.Small has disclosed this to her client.
Required: The situation above involves a possible violation of the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct.State the rule in question and explain why or why not there is a violation of the code.You need not refer to the rule number,but should clearly describe the rule in question.

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Definitions:

Internet-based Applications

Software programs that run on the Internet rather than being downloaded and installed on a single device.

User-generated Content

Content created and shared by consumers or users of a platform or service, rather than by the platform or brand itself.

Marketing Analytics

The practice of measuring, managing, and analyzing marketing performance to maximize effectiveness and optimize return on investment (ROI).

Marketing Mix

The combination of factors that can be controlled by a company to influence consumers to purchase its products, often identified as product, price, place, and promotion.