The supervising partner at an accounting firm has asked an administrative assistant to dispose of some documentary files form an audit conducted 24...

The supervising partner at an accounting firm has asked an administrative assistant to dispose of some documentary files form an audit conducted 24 months ago. The administrative assistant knows the firm normally, for income tax reasons, keeps such files for more than double that time period, but also is aware that, when the amount of paper becomes overwhelming, in some instances files have been destroyed more quickly than that. Although puzzled by the request, the administrative assistant does as requested.