Fraudulent financial reporting: a basic analysis

For the past decade, little had been discussed on the much taboo subject among companies, as the consequences are massive either legally, financially, and morally. It is important to distinguish between error and fraud, as error is an unintentional mistake in financial statements. However, fraud is...

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Main Author: Puat Nelson, Sherliza
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/1961/
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spelling iium-19612011-09-14T02:52:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1961/ Fraudulent financial reporting: a basic analysis Puat Nelson, Sherliza H31 Collected works (Nonserial) HF5001 Business. Business Administration For the past decade, little had been discussed on the much taboo subject among companies, as the consequences are massive either legally, financially, and morally. It is important to distinguish between error and fraud, as error is an unintentional mistake in financial statements. However, fraud is said to occur with intention in order to conceal or benefit certain parties. Many companies face occupational fraud and abuse that involve a wide variety of conduct by executives, employees, and managers, ranging from sophisticated investment swindles to petty theft. However, the common violations are usually corruption, asset misappropriation and fraudulent statements. Subsequently, fraud for or against a company can take the form of fraudulent financial reporting. The objective of the study is to examine the differences between fraud and non-fraud firms on the firm characteristics as well as director characteristics. 2011-07-13 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1961/3/Fraudulent_Financial_Reporting.pdf Puat Nelson, Sherliza (2011) Fraudulent financial reporting: a basic analysis. In: IIUM International Accounting Conference V, 12-13 July 2011, Pan Pacific KLIA, Malaysia. (Unpublished)
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Puat Nelson, Sherliza
Fraudulent financial reporting: a basic analysis
description For the past decade, little had been discussed on the much taboo subject among companies, as the consequences are massive either legally, financially, and morally. It is important to distinguish between error and fraud, as error is an unintentional mistake in financial statements. However, fraud is said to occur with intention in order to conceal or benefit certain parties. Many companies face occupational fraud and abuse that involve a wide variety of conduct by executives, employees, and managers, ranging from sophisticated investment swindles to petty theft. However, the common violations are usually corruption, asset misappropriation and fraudulent statements. Subsequently, fraud for or against a company can take the form of fraudulent financial reporting. The objective of the study is to examine the differences between fraud and non-fraud firms on the firm characteristics as well as director characteristics.
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title Fraudulent financial reporting: a basic analysis
title_short Fraudulent financial reporting: a basic analysis
title_full Fraudulent financial reporting: a basic analysis
title_fullStr Fraudulent financial reporting: a basic analysis
title_full_unstemmed Fraudulent financial reporting: a basic analysis
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publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/1961/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/1961/3/Fraudulent_Financial_Reporting.pdf
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