Financial shenanigans
By: Howard Schilit.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780071703079
Subjects: Misleading financial statements; Fraud
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: As bad as it gets; title: Just touch up the x-rays; title: Recording revenue too soon; title: Recording bogus revenue; title: Boosting income using one-time or unsustainable activities; title: Shifting current expenses to a later period; title: Employing other techniques to hide expenses or losses; title: Shifting current income to a later period; title: Shifting future expenses to an earlier period; title: Shifting financing cash inflows to the operating section; title: Shifting normal operating cash outflows to the investing section; title: Inflating operating cash flow using acquisitions or disposals; title: Boosting operating cash flow using unsustainable activities; title: Showcasing misleading metrics that overstate performance; title: Distorting balance sheet metrics to avoid showing deterioration; title: Shenanigans recap and recommendations.