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Author Margret, Julie E., 1950-

Title Fraud in financial statements / Julie E. Margret and Geoffrey Peck
Published New York : Routledge, 2015
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (145 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Routledge studies in accounting ; 16
Routledge studies in accounting ; 16.
Contents 1. Management and fraud -- 2. Stakeholders, governance, and corporate culture -- 3. Quality in financial statements -- 4. Fundamental elements: assets, revenue, and expenses -- 5. Financial obligations : liabilities -- 6. Phoenix activity : companies in crisis -- 7. Fraud and the phoenix rising
Summary "As the monetary cost of fraud escalates globally, and the ensuing confidence in financial markets deteriorates, the international demand for quality in financial statements intensifies. But what constitutes quality in financial statements? This book examines financial statement fraud, a topical and increasingly challenging area for financial accounting, business, and the law. Evidence shows that accounting anomalies in an organization's financial statements diminish the quality and serviceability of financial information. However, an anomaly does not necessarily signal fraud. Financial statement fraud is intended to mislead shareholders and other stakeholders. In this book, elements that underpin diversity of accounting anomalies likely found in fraudulent financial accounting statements are revealed. Multiple research methods are used in the analysis of selected international fraud cases, each illustrating examples of financial statement fraud, including: revenue recognition, overstatement and/or misappropriation of assets, understatement of expenses and liabilities, disclosure fraud, bribery and corruption. Additionally, the phoenix phenomenon with regard to fraud in financial accounting is investigated. Drawing on documented observations of commercial and legal cases globally this study highlights the necessity for continued development of financial audit practices and other audit services"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 10, 2014)
Subject Misleading financial statements.
Accounting fraud.
Fraud.
Fraud
fraud.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
Accounting fraud
Fraud
Misleading financial statements
Form Electronic book
Author Peck, Geoffrey
ISBN 9781317804369
1317804368
9781315814391
1315814390
0415742706
9780415742702