EBK AUDITING: A RISK BASED-APPROACH
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Chapter 2, Problem 9CYBK
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Introduction:Fraudulent financial reporting is referred to as manipulating financial statements to achieve certain objectives. Fraudulent financial reporting is conducted by higher level management and affects various stakeholders.
To explain:Whether one of the ways in which Company E covered up the fraud is by shifting the debts to a special purpose entity.
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