Yes, Maryam Mohammed will face ethical issues as a result of request made by the MD, Mr. Rashid. By accounting standards two entries are supposed to be made in the journal in such a situation.
One will be at the assets side under “cash” of amount QR 560, 000 which explains that an order with a prepayment has been received.
Other will be at the liabilities side under “unearned revenue” of amount QR 560, 000 which explains that company is yet to provide service against the cash received.
At the end of each month the balance sheet will be credited at the assets side with service income of equal values for 6 months in order to compensate for the liabilities quoted.
Maryam could have considered the request made by Mr. Rashid if it would have been the same financial year but in this case the financial year is changing and the entry made at the asset side will lead to financial statements which are not accurate and will portray a picture of company being in profit even when it is not (Accountingtools.com, 2015). Also, Mr. Rashid tried to make Maryam understand how important and good it will be for society if company moves back into profitability in order to motivate him for moving away from ethics