Death May Not Cancel Lucrative Relationships | Wiley Accounting Updates

Posted August 1st, 2020 by LuAnn Bean & filed under Accounting Information Systems, Accounting Principles, Advanced Accounting, All Articles, Auditing, Cost Accounting, Financial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, International Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Uncategorized.

In recent relationships beyond the grave, some people are finding that it is not easy to cancel accounts of deceased loved ones.

Questions:

According to the article stories, which one did you find to be the most ridiculous?
Why do you think these particular entities had such ridiculous answers to the issue of death?
Which department of a company should address these unfortunate answers to loved ones of a deceased person?

Source:

Kelly, J. (2020). Canceling the account of a late loved one can be a herculean task. The Washington Post, July 14 (Retrievable online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/canceling-the-account-of-a-late-loved-one-can-be-a-herculean-task/2020/07/14/3d71c22c-c5ec-11ea-8ffe-372be8d82298_story.html)