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文献出处:
BadawiIM.Globalcorporateaccountingfraudsandactionforreforms[J].ReviewofBusiness,2005,:
26(:
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英文原文
GlobalCorporateAccountingFraudsandActionforReforms
IbrahimBadawi
St.John’sUniversity
Abstract
Therecentwaveofcorporatefraudulentfinancialreportinghaspromptedglobalactionsforreformsincorporategovernanceandfinancialreporting,bygovernmentsandaccountingandauditingstandard-settingbodiesintheU.S.andinternationally,includingtheEuropeanCommission;
theInternationalFederationofAccountants;
theOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment;
andothers,inordertorestoreinvestorconfidenceinfinancialreporting,theaccountingprofessionandglobalfinancialmarkets.
Introduction
DuringtherecentseriesofcorporatefraudulentfinancialreportingincidentsintheU.S.,similarcorporatescandalsweredisclosedinseveralothercountries.Almostallcasesofforeigncorporateaccountingfraudswerecommittedbyentitiesthatconducttheirbusinessesinmorethanonecountry,andmostoftheseentitiesarealsolistedonU.S.stockexchanges.FollowingthelegislativeandregulatoryreformsofcorporateAmerica,resultingfromtheSarbanesOxleyActof2002,reformswerealsoinitiatedworldwide.Theprimarypurposeofthispaperistwofold:
(1)toidentifytheprominentAmericanandforeigncompaniesinvolvedinfraudulentfinancialreportingandthenatureofaccountingirregularitiestheycommitted;
and
(2)tohighlighttheglobalreactionforcorporatereformswhichareaimedatrestoringinvestorconfidenceinfinancialreporting,thepublicaccountingprofessionandglobalcapitalmarkets.
CasesofGlobalCorporateAccountingFrauds
ThelistofcorporatefinancialaccountingscandalsintheU.S.isextensive,andeachonewastheresultofoneormorecreativeaccountingirregularities.Exhibit1identifiesasampleofU.S.companiesthatcommittedsuchfraudandthenatureoftheirfraudulentfinancialreportingactivities.
WhoCommitsFinancialFraudandHow
Therearethreegroupsofbusinesspeoplewhocommitfinancialstatementfrauds.Theyrangefromseniormanagement(CEOandCFO);
mid-andlower-levelmanagement;
andorganizationalcriminals[6,16].CEOsandCFOscommitaccountingfraudstoconcealtruebusinessperformance,topreservepersonalstatusandcontrolandtomaintainpersonalincomeandwealth.Mid-andlower-levelemployeesfalsifyfinancialstatementsrelatedtotheirareaofresponsibility(subsidiary,divisionorotherunit)toconcealpoorperformanceand/ortoearnperformance-basedbonuses.Organizationalcriminalsfalsifyfinancialstatementstoobtainloansortoinflateastocktheyplantosellina“pump-and-dump”scheme.Methodsoffinancialstatementschemesrangefromfictitiousorfabricatedrevenues;
alteringthetimesatwhichrevenuesarerecognized;
improperassetvaluationsandreporting;
concealingliabilitiesandexpenses;
andimproperfinancialstatementdisclosures.
GlobalRegulatoryActionforCorporateandAccountingReforms
Inresponsetocorporateandaccountingscandals,theeffectsofwhicharestillbeingfeltthroughouttheU.S.economy,andinordertoprotectpublicinterestandtorestoreinvestorconfidenceinthecapitalmarket,U.S.lawmakers,inacompromisebytheHouseandSenate,passedtheSarbanes-OxleyActof2002.PresidentBushsignedthisActintolaw(PublicLaw107-204)onJuly30,2002.TheActresultedinmajorchangestocompliancepracticesoflargeU.S.andnon-U.S.companieswhosesecuritiesarelistedortradedonU.S.stockexchanges,requiringexecutives,boardsofdirectorsandexternalauditorstoundertakemeasurestoimplementgreateraccountability,responsibilityandtransparencyoffinancialreporting.ThestatutesoftheAct,andthenewSECinitiativesthatfollowed[1,4,8,12,15],areconsideredthemostsignificantlegislationandregulationsaffectingthecorporatecommunityandtheaccountingprofessionsince1933.OtherU.S.regulatorybodiessuchasNYSE,NASDAQandtheStateSocietiesofCPAshavealsopassednewregulationswhichplaceadditionalburdensonpubliclytradedcompaniesandtheirexternalauditors.
TheSarbanes-OxleyAct(SOA)isexpresslyapplicabletoanynon-U.S.companyregisteredonU.S.exchangesundereithertheSecuritiesActof1933ortheSecurityExchangeActof1934,regardlessofcountryofincorporationorcorporatedomicile.Furthermore,externalauditorsofsuchregistrants,regardlessoftheirnationalityorplaceofbusiness,aresubjecttotheoversightofthePublicCompanyAccountingOversightBoard(PCAOB)andtothestatutoryrequirementsoftheSOA.
TheUnitedStates’SOAhasreverberatedaroundtheglobethroughthecorporateandaccountingreformsaddressedbytheInternationalFederationofAccountants(IFAC);
theOrganizationforEcon
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