An Employee at an Information Systems Consulting Firm Recently Asked

question 25

Multiple Choice

An employee at an information systems consulting firm recently asked a partner at the firm for a 20% pay raise.The partner said that this request was excessive.To resolve this issue amicably,the employee and the partner agreed that the firm's managing partner,who is well-respected,would mediate this issue and determine the fair amount of the pay raise.All parties agreed to this arrangement.The managing partner who is deciding this issue is a CPA.She:

• A) Does not have to disclose her conflict of interest to this employee because she is not a practicing CPA
• B) Does not have to make any disclosures because none are needed
• C) Does have to disclose her conflict of interest, but she does not need to get the employee's consent
• D) Does have to disclose her conflict of interest and does need to get the employee's explicit consent