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Problems in Financial Reporting

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In the wake of the massive corporate accounting scandals such as Enron, WorldCom, and Parmalat, the importance of detecting such fraud has taken on new proportions. No longer a matter reserved exclusively for accounts and financial analysts, accounting fraud is a concern of most attorneys who must be able to detect and report any suspicions of questionable reporting practices. This Continuing Legal Education (CLE/MCLE) course is designed to equip attorneys with the basic skills to determine signs of corporate accounting fraud along with guidance on what to do when confronted with such matters.

  1. History of Accounting fraud
  2. Why fraud occurs
  3. Balance Sheet warning signs
  4. Income Statement warning signs
  5. Cash Flow Statement warning signs
  6. Detecting weakness
  7. Off Balance Sheet financing
  8. Reserve accounts
  9. Mark to Market accounting
  10. Case study: WorldCom

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Problems in Financial Reporting