To ensure that these
objectives are followed, the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) ‘‘prohibits a
member of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants from expressing an opinion that
financial statements conform with generally accepted
accounting principles if those statements contain a
material departure from an accounting principle promulgated
by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) (italics added) (FASB, 1985, p. 151)’’ and if
the financial statements would be misleading.