Creative accounting

Introduction to Accounting
Vocabulary Term #727
Noun (thing)
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Creative accounting
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the use of holes in financial law to have an advantage or to show figures in a deceptive way
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"Some accountants often use creative accounting to try and cheat the tax authority out of monies due."
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