A Company May Try to Paint a Favorable Picture of Itself

question 46

Essay

A company may try to paint a favorable picture of itself by accelerating the timing of revenues or estimating the collectible amounts too aggressively.In these cases the quality of accounting information declines because it does not represent the company's true economic condition and may not be sustainable.List four conditions that might suggest that a company is recognizing revenues too early?

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