Based Upon Recent Accounting Scandals,identify Potential Red Flags That May

question 89

Essay

Based upon recent accounting scandals,identify potential red flags that may be discovered in financial analysis.

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Definitions:

Stored-Value Cards

Prepaid payment cards where a monetary value is stored on the card itself, not in an external account.

Microchips

Small semiconductor devices that contain integrated circuits, used in a variety of electronic equipments and devices.

Forgery

The illegal creation or alteration of a document with the intent to deceive.

Drawer

In banking and finance, it refers to the individual or entity that writes or issues a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay the stated amount to a third party (the payee).