Chapter 11 a:Financial statement fraud
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Financial Statement FraudChapter 11aBy Ritika Sareen
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Presentation OutlineTwo well known Frauds:
◦ENRON◦WorldCom
Using financial Statements for fraudBrief introduction to Financial
statement fraud.Overview of fraud related practicesFraud motivators and the elementsNature and Statistical findings.
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Enron (US) - TimelineYear 2000
◦Revenue- $101 Billion◦Employees- 21000◦Countries of operation- 40
December, 2001◦Financial statement fraud detected◦Enron filed bankruptcy
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Investigation findingsComplex accounting schemes-
Revenues Overstated
Income Overstated
Assets Overstated
Profits Overstated
Basic rules of accounting and ethics was violated
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Why will they fraudulently misrepresent Enron’s financial condition ?
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Share prices ( Oct- Dec 2001)
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SEC Charges
Former CEO- Skilling
Current CEO- Ken Lay
CFO- Andy Fastow
Auditors- Arthur
Anderson
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Another Massive FRAUD: WorldComStar performer- Telecom IndustryFraud more massive than EnronFinancial statement FraudFiled bankruptcyCEO, CFO – convicted to fraudAuditor - Arthur Anderson
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Direct RelationshipFinancial
Statement
s
Capital
Markets
•Stock Markets & Bond Markets•Efficiency: based on investors and regulators•Significant role of financial statements• Fair representation• Based on GAAP
Unfortunately, sometimes misstates
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IntroductionFinancial statement frauds
◦Intentionally misstating position.◦Manipulating accounting records.
Resulting to:◦Huge losses to Investors.◦Lack of trust in markets.◦Lack of trust in accounting system.◦Embarrassments for people
associated with fraud.
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Capital Markets- Crisis
$15 Trillion
Decline
America
Experienced
Severe Crisis.
Years 2000-
2002
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Overview- Fraud Related practicesMisstated financial statements
Qwest, Enron, World Com, Xerox etc.
Executive loan and corporate looting
Bernie Ebbers (WorldCom)
Insider trading scandals ImClone stock- Martha and Sam
IPO favoritism WorldCom & Enron
Excessive CEO retirement perks
Ford, PepsiCo, IBM, and GE
Bankruptcies and excessive debt
7 largest bankruptcies in US till(2001-02)
Massive frauds by employees
$2-$3 billion
Loans for trading fees Enron & WorldCom
Excessive compensation for executives
Bernie Ebbers (WorldCom)
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Bankruptcy StormCompany Date Assets(i
n billions)
Lehman Brothers 2008 $639
Washington Mutual
2008 $327
WorldCom 2002 $103
General Motors 2009 $91
CIT 2009 $71
Enron 2001 $65
Conseco 2003 $61
Chrysler 2009 $39
Thornburg 2009 $36
Pacific Gas and Electric
2001 $36
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Yet another practice-
BACKDATING
Receiving stock grants at the lowest price of the year
Selling the stock at the higher price
Difference in price will be management profit.
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BACKDATING - Continued
270 companies admitted
to backdating their options
agreement.
Increased compensation
at the cost of shareholders
Clear violation of Income
tax rules.
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Fraud Motivators
Perceived Pressure
Perceived Opportunity
Rationalization
The Fraud Triangle
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Elements of Perfect StormBooming Economic Conditions
Moral Decay
Executive Incentives
Unachievable expectations- Wall Street
Enormous Debt
Nature of US accounting rule
Lack of auditor’s Independence
Greed
Educator Failures
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Nature - Financial statement fraud
Concealed using the falsified
documents
Suppressed by
agreement between management and
employees
Rarely detected
and difficult to
prove
Symptoms of fraud does not always indicate
existence of fraud
Thus investigators must exercise extreme
care
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Review
Financial statements are the backbone of _____. These frauds usually involves ____ management which is motivated to keep the company stock price_____. Financial statement fraud is usually crafted to conceal it internally from _____. _____ is very common practice for executive compensation.
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Review- Answers
Financial statements are the backbone of Capitalism. These frauds usually involves Top management which is motivated to keep the company stock price High. Financial statement fraud is usually crafted to conceal it internally from Auditors. Backdating is very common practice for executive compensation.
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Statistics
SOURCESEC’s Accounting and auditing
enforcement releases. (AAERs)National Commission on
Fraudulent Financial reportingThe Tradeway Commission ReportCommittee of sponsoring
organizations (COSO)
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Sample Revealed Facts (1987-1997)
Average fraud last for 2 years
Overstating assets and understating expenses is most common practice of fraud
CEO was the fraud perpetrator in 72% cases
Severe consequences: Bankrupt or taken over by state
No independent directors or audit committee
Directors dominated by insiders and grey directors
Experiencing net losses or close to break-even point prior to fraud
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Findings Reported (1998-2007)
18% more frauds were investigated
by SEC
Median assets of the companies increased from $16million to $100 million
CEO and CFO were named in
over 89% of cases.
60% of the cases accounted for
improper revenue recognition.
26% of the firms changed auditors around the time of
fraud.
Press coverage and government investigation led to decrease in
stock price.
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ReferencesEllison, C. (2008, 05 08). [Web log message].
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Eric S. (2010, 10 20). 10 largest bankruptcies in history. Retrieved from http://wildammo.com/2010/10/20/10-largest-bankruptcies-in-history
Albrecht, W. S., Albrecht, C. O., Albrecht, C. C., & Zimbelman, M. F. (2012). Fraud examination. (4 ed., Vol. e, pp. 357-366). United states of america: South western Cengage learning.