Friday, October 29, 2010

Financial Statements Fraud - "Cooking Methods"

The types of financial statements fraud include:
  1. Revenue-related fraud (recognizing revenue before it is earned)
  2. Expense-related fraud (improper capitalization; the red flag would be managements' obsession with selection of accounting policies)
  3. Liability related fraud (concealing of liabilities by not recording them)
  4. Asset-related fraud (skimming of cash receipts, forging of company cheques, pilferage of inventory and misuse of PPE)

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