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Events Calendar: Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks and Fraud in Financial Reports

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Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks and Fraud in Financial Reports  

Event Description

The presentation will cover the following topics:

Earnings Manipulation Shenanigans

Recording Revenue Too Soon

Recording Bogus Revenue

Boosting Income Using One-Time or Unsustainable Activities

Shifting Current Expenses to a Later Period

Employing Other Techniques to Hide Expenses or Losses

Shifting Current Income to a Later Period

Shifting Future Expenses to an Earlier Period

 

Cash Flow Shenanigans

Shifting Financing Cash Inflows to the Operating Section

Shifting Normal Operating Cash Outflows to the Investing Section

Inflating Operating Cash Flow Using Acquisitions or Disposals

Boosting Operating Cash Flow Using Unsustainable Activities

 

Key Metrics Shenanigans 

Financial Performance and Economic Health Metrics

Showcasing Misleading Metrics that Overstate Performance

Distorting Balance Sheet Metrics to Avoid Showing Deterioration  

   

Event Type

Educational 

Education Topic

 

Start Time

5/13/2010 12:00 PM 

End Time

5/13/2010 1:15 PM 

Event City

Kansas City 

Event State/Province

Missouri 

Event Country

USA 

Event Region

Americas 

Location Info

Marriott Country Club Plaza
4445 main Street
Kansas City, MO 64112

Speaker

Howard M. Schilit
Founder and CEO
Financial Shenanigans Detection (“FSD”) Group LLC
Key Biscayne, FL, USA
Biography
Dr. Schilit is an international leader in forensic accounting and corporate governance and author of Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks & Fraud in Financial Reports (McGraw-Hill) 3rd Edition, April 2010. He has been a leading spokesman before Congress, the SEC, and media outlets about causes and early warning signs of accounting tricks in public filings.
Dr. Schilit recently founded the Financial Shenanigans Detection (FSD) Group LLC. Previously, he founded and ran a global forensic accounting research organization, Center for Financial Research & Analysis (CFRA). In 2003, CFRA was acquired by TA Associates, and Dr. Schilit retired from active involvement in 2006. CFRA warned investors of impending problems at Enron, Worldcom, Cendant, and many other companies. He frequently lectures on the subject of financial shenanigans to investors, bankers, lawyers, and insurers. Business Week referred to Dr. Schilit as the "Sherlock Holmes of Accounting," and Smart Money magazine selected him as one of the "Power 30" of investing in 2002 and 2003. A former professor of accounting at American University, Dr. Schilit holds a PhD in accounting from the University of Maryland.
 
 

CE Credits

One PD  

SER Credit

0.00 

Currency

Member Price

$25.00 

Non-Member Price

$35.00 

Candidate Price

35.00 

Registration

All Day Event

 

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