As William Is Preparing the End of Year Financial Statements

question 17

Multiple Choice

As William is preparing the end of year financial statements, he realizes that the earnings are not quite up to par for the large loan application that is being currently processed. He decides to stretch the assumptions just enough to be able to meet the requirements for the loan application. This is an example of

• A) Window dressing
• B) Meeting internal targets
• C) Income smoothing
• D) Meeting external expectations

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