This course provides an overview of advanced earnings management techniques and their ethical implications. This course addresses advanced methods such as financial engineering, tax planning, big bath accounting, accounting policy changes, and round-trip transactions. Throughout this course, the ethical considerations inherent in these techniques are addressed through a series of example situations.
Course Publication Date:
August 07, 2024
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
self study membership or
all access membership or can be purchased for
$10.00!
| Author: | Kelen Camehl |
| Course No: | ACT-EARNAT-27004 |
| Recommended CPE: | 1.00 |
| Delivery Method: | QAS Self Study |
| Level of Knowledge: | Basic |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Advanced Preparation: | None |
| Recommended Field of Study: | Accounting
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Learning Objectives
- Identify financial engineering techniques in advanced earnings management.
- Distinguish legitimate tax planning from earnings management strategies.
- Determine the impact of big bath accounting on financial reporting.
- Differentiate permissible changes in accounting policies from manipulative adjustments.
- Recognize risks associated with round-trip transactions in earnings management.