Graduation Year
Fall 2013
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics-Accounting
Reader 1
Marc Massoud
Rights Information
© 2013 Chris M. Pei
Abstract
Earnings management and accounting fraud are detrimental to the integrity of financial reporting, and more worryingly, are pervasive. Furthermore, there is often a grey area in which individuals regularly question whether or not specified accounting methods are strictly legal and permitted, or an underhanded abuse of GAAP-granted flexibility. In response, recently there has been an uprising of legislation attempting to curb the incidence of both these events, but there is still question as to whether or not these attempts are effective, or even wholly necessary. This piece examines methods of accounting manipulation through an analysis of cases, and then analyzes the effects on companies of attempts at both regulation and prevention.
Recommended Citation
Pei, Chris M., "Earnings Management and Accounting Fraud: Examining the Necessity of Regulation" (2013). CMC Senior Theses. 777.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/777
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
