| Cook the Books | |
 A fraudulent activity done by some corporations to falsify their financial statements. |
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 Cookie jar accounting is a great example of cooking the books. |
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 Cooking The Books 101 - To spot the signs of earnings manipulation, you need to know the different ways companies can inflate their figures. Putting Management Under The Microscope - We tell you where to find the telltale signs of corporate misdeeds. Off-Balance-Sheet Entities: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly - This article defines some typical off-balance-sheet items and discusses when they are justified and when they are misleading. |
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