Financial Shenanigans, Fourth Edition: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks and Fraud in Financial Reports, 4th Edition
$89.47
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
23 April 2018
Summary
The “Sherlock Holmes of Accounting” shows you how to protect your investments and avoid being taken in by crooked companies
Since the early 1990s, Financial Shenanigans has been helping investors unearth deceptive financial reporting at the most critical time- before they suffer major losses. This special 25th Anniversary edition of the bestselling guide shines a light on the most shocking frauds and financial reporting offenders and brings you up to speed on accounting chicanery in the global markets. You’ll discover all the current sophisticated techniques companies use to mislead investors.
Financial Shenanigans equips you with the investigative tools needed to detect:
*Breeding Grounds for Shenanigans-How to spot corporate cultures that incentivize dishonest practices*Earnings Manipulation Shenanigans-The latest tricks companies use to exaggerate revenue and earnings*Cash Flow Shenanigans-Techniques devised by management to manipulate cash flow as easily as earnings*Key Metrics Shenanigans-How companies use misleading metrics to fool investors about their financial performance.*Acquisition Accounting Shenanigans - How to analyze serial acquirers to spot hidden problems
Revised to reflect the latest practices and financial technologies, this edition features fascinating case studies as well as new chapters exploring acquisition accounting deceptions, analyzing financial reports, and recommendations to investors. This insightful, detailed guide will teach you how to recognize even the subtlest signs of financial shenanigans.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781260117264 |
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| ISBN-10: | 126011726X |
| Author: | Yoni Engelhart, Howard Mark Schilit, Jeremy Perler |
| Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Education |
| Imprint: | McGraw-Hill Education |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Release Date: | 23 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 569g |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 160mm x 236mm |
Yoni Engelhart
Dr. Howard Schilit is the founder and CEO of Schilit Forensics, and a pioneer in the field of detecting accounting tricks in corporate financial reports. He is the author of all previous editions of Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks & Fraud in Financial Reports. Schilit has been a leading spokesman before the US Congress, regulators, and global media outlets about accounting tricks and the early warning signs of business deterioration in public filings. He began his career as a professor of accounting at American University and continues to teach and lecture all over the world. Jeremy Perler is the Director of Research at Schilit Forensics and co-author of the third edition of Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks & Fraud in Financial Reports. He serves on the Standing Advisory Group of the PCAOB. He previously sat on the FASB’s Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) as a representative of the Investor Community. He holds a Master of Accounting and a BBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Yoni Engelhart is a partner at Schilit Forensics. Previously, he served as a Principal at Partners Capital, a Product Management Specialist at Wellington Management Company; and held several roles at CFRA including Senior Analyst, Director of Business Strategy, and Director of Quantitative Research. Yoni is a CFA Charterholder. He holds a BS from the University of Maryland and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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