Description
Book SynopsisEnron's fall has opened the eyes of the public to corporate accounting fraud as no other event has done, and there is now a need for better understanding of what can be done to prevent it. This book examines methods for off-balance sheet accounting, with a particular emphasis on special purpose entities (SPE).
Trade Review"Ketz' discussion is fascinating, although all too useful to future scamsters wanting to find out just how those clever guys at Enron did it." (
UPI Business and Economics, August 11, 2003)
Table of ContentsPreface.
PART I. MY INVESTMENTS WENT OUCH!
1. What? Another Accounting Scandal?
2. Balance Sheet Woes.
PART II. HIDING FINANCIAL RISK.
3. How to Hide Debt with the Equity Method.
4. How to Hide Debt with Lease Accounting.
5. How to Hide Debt with Pension Accounting.
6. How to Hide Debt with Special Purpose Entities.
PART III. FAILURES THAT LED TO DECEPTIONS.
7. The Failure of Managers and Directors.
8. The Failure of the Auditing Profession.
9. The Failure of Regulation.
10. The Failure of Investors.
PART IV. MAKING FINANCIAL REPORTS CREDIBLE.
Chapter 11. Andersen Has the Solution—Really!
Bibliography.
Index.
