Called to Account : Financial Frauds that Shaped the Accounting Profession.

Called to Account : Financial Frauds that Shaped the Accounting Profession.

Called to Account takes a broad perspective on how financial frauds have shaped the public accounting profession by focusing on cases of fraud around the globe. Ever entertaining and educational, the book traces the development of the accounting standards and legislation put in place as a direct con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clikeman, Paul M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Accounting fraud > United States.
Corporations > Corrupt practices > United States > Accounting.
Accounting > Standards > United States.
Fraud.
fraud.
Accounting fraud
Accounting > Standards
Fraud
United States
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Summary:Called to Account takes a broad perspective on how financial frauds have shaped the public accounting profession by focusing on cases of fraud around the globe. Ever entertaining and educational, the book traces the development of the accounting standards and legislation put in place as a direct consequence of these epic scandals. The new edition offers updated chapters on ZZZZ Best and Arthur Andersen, plus new chapters devoted to Parmalat, Satyam, and The Great Recession. Through stories like Barry Minkow's staged constructions sites and MiniScribe's fake inventory number g.
Physical Description:1 online resource (383 pages)
ISBN:9781136224904
1136224904
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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